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3 items extracted from FO 2/174. East Africa. 'Map of the Basin of the Juba [now...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/408
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This record is about the 3 items extracted from FO 2/174. East Africa. 'Map of the Basin of the Juba [now... dating from 1897-1898 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)
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MFQ 1/408
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Date (When the record was created)
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1897-1898
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 items extracted from FO 2/174. East Africa. 'Map of the Basin of the Juba [now usually spelled Jubba] River and of the countries to the North and West': 3 copies, showing parts of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), British and Italian Somaliland (now Somalia), and British East Africa (now Kenya and Uganda). Lithographed at the Intelligence Division, War Office, June 1897. Different MS additions, coloured, to each item, illustrating the achievements of the special mission in that area under Major J R L MacDonald, Royal Engineers. Items 1-2 originally enclosed in MacDonald's letters: (1) 1 October 1898; (2) 10 November 1898.
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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)
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English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- IDWO 1249
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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23 cm x 28.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:5977382
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983429/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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3 items extracted from FO 2/174. East Africa. 'Map of the Basin of the Juba [now...
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