Item
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/605/6
Date: 1883
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Item
'Map of that portion of the Anglo-French boundary near Sierra Leone': covering territory...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/705/2
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This record is about the 'Map of that portion of the Anglo-French boundary near Sierra Leone': covering territory... dating from 1894-1895 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MFQ 1/705/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Map of that portion of the Anglo-French boundary near Sierra Leone': covering territory between the Mellakori and Scarcies estuaries, showing villages, the boundary with French Guinea and the precise latitudes and longitudes of 2 points on the [Great] Scarcies River. Compiled from a map by Captain [Arthur Herbert] Kenney and from information supplied by officers that had visited the region; lithographed by Wyman and Sons, Ltd. Produced to illustrate a letter from Governor F Cardew, Sierra Leone, to Governor D Ballay, French Guinea, 21 December 1894, explaining boundary uncertainties, in response to Ballay's complaints about British frontier police; this version enclosed with a confidential print (published 22 October 1895), of despatch number 105, 24 December 1894.
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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)
- 37.5 cm x 44 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:126720
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8956165/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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