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West Africa. Map of the coast from Cape Verga to Cape Palmas showing part of the...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/493/6
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- MPI 1/493/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1682]-1688
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Description (What the record is about)
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West Africa. Map of the coast from Cape Verga to Cape Palmas showing part of the kingdom of 'Melli' (now Mali), the kingdom of Sierra Leone and part of 'Grande Guinee' (now Guinea) and the 'Coste de Maniguete ou Grein Kust' (the 'Grain Coast', roughly identical with the coast of present-day Liberia), with place names, and notes on (i) the country and (ii) an exploration by Captain Ford. Insets show (i) the anchorage of Sierra Leone and 'Territoire de Bolme Berre [last two words deleted] je dis de Bourre'; (ii) a small view of the coast with a scroll reading 'Au NNE 6 Lis. Veue du Cap Verga alias Furnado'. Scale: 1 inch to 32 miles. Compass rose.
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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)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 36 cm x 48 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1152
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8969937/
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