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1. Guinea-Bissau map collection, 1827-1969

   2 drawers. 40 folders. 51 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of 51 maps of Guinea-Bissau at the whole country, region, and city level, covering a variety of subjects and uses. The materials date between 1827 and 1969. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's uncataloged holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. This collection's strengths are maps of administrative boundaries, city plans, and hydrographic and river surveys. The maps in this collection came to the Library through a variety of means, including government transfer, purchase, donation, and government agency deposits.