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1 item extracted from CO 147/51 (folio 436). West Africa. 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon...

Catalogue reference: MR 1/1809

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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 147/51 (folio 436). West Africa. 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon... dating from 1882 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
MR 1/1809
Date
1882
Description

1 item extracted from CO 147/51 (folio 436). West Africa. 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon and Delta of Whemi [i.e. Ouémé] River, Whemi Territory ...': map (of territory now in south-eastern Benin). Scale: 1 inch to about 0.6 miles. Compass indicator. By W T G Lawson, Government Colonial Surveyor, 28 August 1882.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
79 cm x 154 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 390
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560836/

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