Piece
Transferred to MPGG 1/1
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/591
Transferred to MPGG 1/1
Item
1 item extracted from CO 879/33/11. Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique) and Southern...
Catalogue reference: MPGG 1/40/7
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from CO 879/33/11. Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique) and Southern... dating from 1891 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPGG 1/40/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1891
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from CO 879/33/11. Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). 'Sketch map shewing proposed transport route from Mt. Hampden [near Salisbury (now Harare)] to Beira': showing the route taken by Dr [later Sir] Leander Starr Jameson and Major Johnson, a proposed alteration to the route, Portuguese stations, and native kraals. Reference table; notes on the terrain. Scale: 1 inch to about 17 miles. Lithographed by Judd and Co.
Having persuaded Lobengula, the Matabele King, to allow a pioneer expedition to Mashonaland in 1890, Jameson accompanied the expedition as far as Salisbury, before exploring a route from there to Beira. -
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)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 41 cm x 53 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8972074/
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MPGG 1
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Within the piece: MPGG 1/40
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1 item extracted from CO 879/33/11. Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique) and Southern...
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