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'Sketch of the coast line extending from the peninsula of Sierra Leone on the northward...

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/916/3

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This record is about the 'Sketch of the coast line extending from the peninsula of Sierra Leone on the northward... dating from 1876 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
MFQ 1/916/3
Date
1876
Description

'Sketch of the coast line extending from the peninsula of Sierra Leone on the northward to British Sherbro [Island] on the Southward': map showing British territory and the area in which the right to collect customs was ceded to Britain in December 1875; also showing rivers and principal towns. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 75 miles. Compass pointer. Lithographed by Morrison and Sons. Signed: J S Mason. Originally illustrating peace negotiations signed between Britain and the Chiefs of the Sherbro and Mende peoples, December 1875.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
44 cm x 48 cm
Physical condition
Lithographed, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8956249/

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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...

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

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