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Cameroons under British mandate, 1938

Description:

The territory of the Cameroons under the United KIngdom trusteeship consisted of two mountainous strips on the eastern frontier of Nigeria, extending from Lake Chad to the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided by a strech of approximately 45 miles into north and south by the Benue River. Map shows international, provincial, Nigeria-Cameroons, divisional, and district boundaries, customs stations, three classes of roads, railways, telegraphs and lighthouses. Mandated Territory administered as part of Bornu, Adamawa, Benue, and Southern Provinces is depicted by color code. Original map is filed in the Map/Geospatial Center, a map reproduction is attached to companion volume.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9999987943506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/q811kn69s

Language:

en

Creator:

Nigeria. Survey Department

Publisher:

London : His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1939. and Lagos, Nigeria : Land & Survey Department, 1939.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Administrative and political divisions—Maps, Cameroon—Administrative and political divisions, Nigeria—Administrative and political divisions, Great Britain—Colonies, Cameroon—Maps, Nigeria—Maps, thematic maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Theme:

Administrative and political divisions—Maps, Cameroon—Administrative and political divisions, Nigeria—Administrative and political divisions, Great Britain—Colonies, Cameroon—Maps, Nigeria—Maps, thematic maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Cameroon and Nigeria

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF