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Sketch map of Abeokuta, Nigeria, showing its position on the River Ogun, the layout...

Catalogue reference: MPG 1/850/2

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This record is about the Sketch map of Abeokuta, Nigeria, showing its position on the River Ogun, the layout... dating from 1892 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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MPG 1/850/2

Date

1892

Description

Sketch map of Abeokuta, Nigeria, showing its position on the River Ogun, the layout of the town, mission stations, and type of country surrounding the settlement. Reference notes. Scale: about 2 inches to 1 mile. Compass indicator. Lithographed at the Intelligence Department, War Office, July 1892.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Map designation
IDWO 907
Dimensions

25 cm x 30 cm

Physical condition

Lithographed

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 2068
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8925695/

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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Colonial Office

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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...

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Sketch map of Abeokuta, Nigeria, showing its position on the River Ogun, the layout...

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