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1 item (enclosure to letter of 3 May 1890 from the Colonial Office) extracted from...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/113
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure to letter of 3 May 1890 from the Colonial Office) extracted from... dating from 1889-1890 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPK 1/113
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889-1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure to letter of 3 May 1890 from the Colonial Office) extracted from FO 84/2081. 'Map of Matabililand and adjoining Territories compiled in the Intelligence Division, War Office 1889. Revised June 1890'. Compiled and lithographed by J E Hawkins, under the direction of J C Dalton, Major RA. Uncorrected Proof no 3. Red MS additions show the territory claimed by Lobengula; green MS additions show the route to Mashonaland sanctioned by Lobengula for the British South Africa Company; both in accordance with a map signed by E A Maund, Matabeleland, Feb 1890, and furnished by the Foreign Office. MS additions also show disputed territory south-east of Tati; European spheres of influence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- Intelligence Division 776
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 69 cm x 102 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1584000
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3523
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3980134/
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MPK 1
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