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Transferred to MPK 1/73
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/445
Transferred to MPK 1/73
Item
'Map of Part of British and German East Africa including the British Protectorate...
Catalogue reference: MPK 1/123/1
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This record is about the 'Map of Part of British and German East Africa including the British Protectorate... dating from 1894-1900 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPK 1/123/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of Part of British and German East Africa including the British Protectorate of Uganda. Compiled in the Intelligence Division, War Office, under the direction of L t. Col. J.K. Trotter, R.A., D.A.A.G. 1894'. The area west of 32°E is partly based on Dr Oscar Baumann's map. Compiled and lithographed by E Manning. Lithographed at the Intelligence Division, War Office, January 1894. Published on behalf of the War Office by Edward Stanford, Charing Cross, London. Title added in MS: 'Kenya divided into provinces and districts, with part of Somalia'. Coloured MS additions show this division: the provinces are Ukamba, Seyyidieh, Tanaland and Jubaland. Originally enclosed in Sir A Hardinge's despatch no 123 of 17 April 1900.
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- IDWO 1012
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 68 cm x 101 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1584000
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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 1190
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8932479/
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Series information
MPK 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,139 records
Within the department: MPK
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Foreign Office
1,139 records
Within the series: MPK 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
4 records
Within the piece: MPK 1/123
3 items extracted from FO 2/666. Maps of British East Africa and of Uganda in particular....
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'Map of Part of British and German East Africa including the British Protectorate...
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