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2 items extracted from WO 181/239. North and north-east Africa: Ethiopia; Kenya;...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/826
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from WO 181/239. North and north-east Africa: Ethiopia; Kenya;... dating from 1901 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)
- MFQ 1/826
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from WO 181/239. North and north-east Africa: Ethiopia; Kenya; Sudan. (1) 'Map to accompany a Report of the Journey from Nasser to Lake Rudolph by Bt.[Brevet] Major H H Austin C.M.G., D.S.O., R.E.' showing the routes followed by Austin in this and earlier journeys, and by Major Gwynn and Mr Bottego. A proposed boundary is also shown. (2) 'Map... showing Route followed from the north of Lake Rudolf to Railway at Lake Nakuro'. Scales: (1) 1:1000000; (2) 1:1900800. Originally accompanying a report dated 29 November 1901 from Brevet Major H H Austin to the Foreign Office. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 50 cm x 41 cm; (2) 44 cm x 19 cm.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- IDWO 1572(a); IDWO 1572(b)
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- Lithographed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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