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1 item extracted from ADM 123/168. West Africa. Map of the territory claimed by the...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/23
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from ADM 123/168. West Africa. Map of the territory claimed by the... dating from 1861 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPII 1/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from ADM 123/168. West Africa. Map of the territory claimed by the Republic of Liberia, 4 July 1861, showing land acquired, with dates of acquisition, tribal districts, mountains, boundaries and rivers. Reference note on the extent of the north western and south eastern boundaries. Scale: 1 inch to 10.5 miles. Compass roses. Copied by J E Scudamore, Master RN. Countersigned by William Edmonstone, Commander RN.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 60 cm x 101 cm
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- MS, coloured, on tracing paper
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- 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 1408
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047128/
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