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Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). 'Plan of Lourenco Marques [now Maputo]':...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/660
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This record is about the Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). 'Plan of Lourenco Marques [now Maputo]':... dating from [c.1900] 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 1/660
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1900]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). 'Plan of Lourenco Marques [now Maputo]': showing street names, principal municipal offices and premises of commercial firms. City coat of arms. [By] Captain Gomes da Costa. Three photographs of parts of the city and coast are affixed to the face of the map; photographs by J Lazarus.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- South Africa/Cities and Towns/14
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1066
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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 and Portuguese
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 131 cm x 224 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, 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 1897
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559687/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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