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Inventory of FCO ArchiveFCO Archive File Inventory March 2014

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Name of record series	Number of boxes	Estimated linear metres	Description	Estimated number of items	Format	Date range	Special collection or departmental file
FCO Cartographic and Map Section numerous maps	2186	295.11	A substantial eclectic collection comprising primarily of geographic maps typically with political, economic or strategic emphasis that are mostly printed on translucent paper from A4 up to approximately A0+ in paper size, with diagrams and building floor plans, all mostly in black and white with the exceptional item in colour. Earlier 1970s maps in this collection appear to have been produced by or commissioned for the FCO Research Department, maps have been numbered up as pieces 1051 to 1922 (pieces 1-1050 were destroyed); the Julian Walker Collection has also been listed, and a detailed workbook of maps is attached. All the loose material in this collection has been individually indexed commencing with the references FCO 18 / 1172 and run sequentially through to FCO 18/1869. There is also an additional large tied bundle of translucent maps printed on A0+ sized paper	175	Loose printed maps plus one large tied bundle (A0+ paper size)	1941 - 1991	Special collection	Not set	Not set