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West Africa. 2 maps (of territory now in Benin and Nigeria). (5) 'Plan No. 2, shewing...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/884/5-6
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This record is about the West Africa. 2 maps (of territory now in Benin and Nigeria). (5) 'Plan No. 2, shewing... dating from 1890 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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- MFQ 1/884/5-6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890
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West Africa. 2 maps (of territory now in Benin and Nigeria). (5) 'Plan No. 2, shewing the approximate direction of the Agera River': also showing settlements, points of observation and the Porto-Novo lagoon. Scale: 1 inch to 1 nautical mile. (6) 'Plan No 1. Showing the meridian of the mouth of the Agera Creek, traced and marked to the sea coast': also showing paths, streams, pillars, villages, and part of the Porto-Novo lagoon. Reference notes on the country and vegetation. Scale: 3 inches to 1 nautical mile. Both items compiled in the course of the delimitation of the boundary between British and French territory; lithographed by Judd and Co, August 1890. Both items signed by the English and French delegates. Dimensions: (5) 37 cm x 25.5 cm; (6) 56 cm x 41 cm. Originally enclosed with the Boundary Commissioners' report on the Anglo-French boundary question.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Lithographed, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Within the piece: MFQ 1/884
7 items extracted from CO 879/31. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.
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West Africa. 2 maps (of territory now in Benin and Nigeria). (5) 'Plan No. 2, shewing...
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