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1 item extracted from CO/879/21/11. Dahomey (now Benin). 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon...

Catalogue reference: MPG 1/1162/13

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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO/879/21/11. Dahomey (now Benin). 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon... dating from 1882-1884 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 1/1162/13
Date
1882-1884
Description

1 item extracted from CO/879/21/11. Dahomey (now Benin). 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon and delta of Whemi River ...'. Compass indicator. Reduced from a chart made by W T G Lawson, Civil Engineer, Assistant Colonial Surveyor, Lagos, 28 Aug 1882. Zincographed at the Intelligence Branch, War Office, January 1883. Corrected May 1884.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Map designation
IB 366
Dimensions
39 cm x 76 cm
Map scale
1:66476
Physical condition
Zincographed, 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 414
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8969689/

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1 item extracted from CO/879/21/11. Dahomey (now Benin). 'Chart of Porto Novo Lagoon...

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