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1 item extracted from CO 879/21/9. 'Sketch map of the town of Lagos [now in Nigeria]'....

Catalogue reference: MPG 1/1162/9

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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 879/21/9. 'Sketch map of the town of Lagos [now in Nigeria]'.... dating from 1884 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
MPG 1/1162/9
Date
1884
Description

1 item extracted from CO 879/21/9. 'Sketch map of the town of Lagos [now in Nigeria]'. Plan showing original swamp districts, present swamps, and sites of camps. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 600 feet (calculated). Compass indicator. [By] W T G Lawson, CE [Civil Engineer], Assistant Colonial Surveyor. Lithographed by Dangerfield, Covent Garden. Referred to in Surveyor's report on petition by the inhabitants of Lagos, 10 March 1884.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Dimensions
30 cm x 41 cm
Physical condition
Lithographed, coloured
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 2143
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8969686/

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