Catalogue description Congo Free State (now Democratic Republic of the Congo): Léopoldville (now Kinshasa):...

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Details of WORK 40/136
Reference: WORK 40/136
Description:

Congo Free State (now Democratic Republic of the Congo): Léopoldville (now Kinshasa): British Consulate. Map showing proposed site for a British Consular residence to the east of Kalina Point [?now La Gombe];also showing private properties (in red) rented properties (in yellow), railway line and stations, public square, roads and Congo river (with arrow indicating direction of flow). Reference table.

This map was inscribed 'Boma' by the Ministry of Works and described in its card index under the heading Boma but has been identified as showing parts of the La Gombe and Kinshasa areas of Léopoldville.
Date: ? early 20th century
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: O.C. No. 4276/2
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Dimensions: 43 cm x 66 cm
Map scale: 1:10000
Physical condition: In ink, on tracing linen
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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