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Grenfell, Reverend George
Catalogue reference: SSC/61
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SSC/61
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Title (The name of the record)
- Grenfell, Reverend George
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901-1903
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) 'The Rev George Grenfell's map of the Congo River, 1886'. Notebook of sketches and observations for the Congo River. Presented by the Baptist Missionary Society. 'This was afterwards published in ten sections in 1902 by the Royal Geographcial Society, whose Gold Medal was awarded to Mr Grenfell for his explorations and discoveries in Central Africa'.
(2) 'Mr Grenfell's maps of various tributaries of the Congo, Lake Leopold, etc 1886-8. Also of sections of the main Congo River at crossings from one bank to another'. Notebook of sketches and observations. Presented by the Baptist Missionary Society.
(3) Two letters to the Rev. Lawson Forfeitt from Grenfell. One addressed from Birmingham dated 9 August 1901 and the other addressed from the Lualaba River dated 24 May 1903.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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See also RGS Archives:Correspondence files; CB6/956 (1871-1880) and CB7 (1891-1910) and Journal manuscripts; JMS/2/238 (1885); JMS/2/239 (1885); JMS/2/249 (1886).See also Map Collection:rgs546542: 'Map of the River Congo' - mr Congo (D.R.) S/S 49; rgs546530: '[The Congo River]' -mr Congo (D.R.) S/S.52 (i).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Geographical Society
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SSC/61/3 (two letters) previously filed LMS G.23.
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/aee9499b-71c5-43b3-a32a-733263223006/
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Grenfell, Reverend George