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1 item extracted from CO 879/33 (between pages 96 and 97). West Africa. 'Sketch map...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/450
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 879/33 (between pages 96 and 97). West Africa. 'Sketch map... dating from 1890 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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)
- MR 1/450
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 879/33 (between pages 96 and 97). West Africa. 'Sketch map of Yoruba, from the Colony of Lagos to the Borgu or Baruba Country ...': showing rivers, towns, villages and farms; (the territory covered is now in Nigeria and Benin). Reference notes on the nature of the terrain. Scale: 1 inch to about 12 miles. 'Compiled by Mr. Herbert Macaulay under the personal direction of the Governor, Sir Alfred Moloney K.C.M.G., February to May 1890'; lithographed by Judd and Co; printed June 1890.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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MPG 1/795/1-2, MR 1/450 and MPGG 1/40/3-5 were all extracted from the same document. When MPG 1/795/1-2 and MR 1/450 were extracted the parent document had the reference CO 806/334; when MPGG 1/40/3-5 were extracted CO 806/334 had been incorporated with several other documents into CO 879/33. MPGG 1/40/3 is a duplicate of MR 1/450
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items extracted from CO 806/334 (which was later renumbered CO 879/33 see MPGG 1/40 MPG 1/795
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 102 cm x 77 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed, coloured
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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 1967.Archival reference originally printed as CO 806/334 (p96); subsequently altered to CO 879/33
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559477/
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1 item extracted from CO 879/33 (between pages 96 and 97). West Africa. 'Sketch map...
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