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English: Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony (today Ghana).
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Source [1] from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Originally from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. Published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and edited by James Geikie and W.A. Taylor. Volume XII, 1896.
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current13:06, 21 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 13:06, 21 February 20061,076 × 1,632 (315 KB)Lupo (talk | contribs)Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony (today Ghana). Source: [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/gold_coast_1896.jpg] from the [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_africa.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection].

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