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3 items extracted from FO 83/1718. (1) and (3) 'General Map of Africa shewing (approximately)...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/166
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This record is about the 3 items extracted from FO 83/1718. (1) and (3) 'General Map of Africa shewing (approximately)... dating from 1896 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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- MFQ 1/166
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 items extracted from FO 83/1718. (1) and (3) 'General Map of Africa shewing (approximately) the Territorial Boundaries and Spheres of Influence of the different European and other States on the African Continent, 1894'. Shows possessions and protectorates of Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain; independent states; Tripoli and Egypt. Also shows the slave trade zone (in East Africa), and zone of import of arms and spirituous liquors (in West Africa). Reference table. Drawn and engraved at Stanford's Geographical Establishment. At the foot is the satatement 'The figures refer to the boundary treaties and other documents contained in the body of the work'. (1) was used by Sir E Hertslet in the compilation of his Map of Africa by Treaty, 1896), and the statement presumably refers to this work. (3) was bound up with correspondence concerning the accuracy of this map. (2) A corrected proof map. Original title 'East and Central Africa' cancelled and 'Map shewing the territorial boundaries of different states in Africa' substituted. MS reference table. This map differs in many details from (1) and (3). On the dorse appears the following draft title 'Map showing (approximately) the Territorial Boundaries and Spheres of Influence of the Different states on the African Continent. 1894.'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 38 cm x 30 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:3009600
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- Open Document, Open Description
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3 items extracted from FO 83/1718. (1) and (3) 'General Map of Africa shewing (approximately)...
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