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Gouvernement General de L Afrique Occidentale Francaise -- Colonie du Dahomey -- Carte Routiere dressee au Service Geographique de l'A.O.F. a Dakar d'apres les rensignements fournis par le Gouvernement de la Colonie . . . Edition 1928
Publication Place / Date
Paris / 1928
Image Dimensions
56.5 x 30.5 inches
Color
Outline Color
Condition
VG+
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Description

Rare Early Transportation Map of the French African Colonie of Dahomey (Benin).

The map includes a legend that identifies:

  • Automobile Routes
  • Auto routes under construction
  • Principal non-automobile roads
  • Railroads
  • Railroads under construciton
  • Mixed Communes
  • Places with Post service, Telegraph and Telephone
  • Places with Post service, Telegraph or Telephone
  • Radion stations

French Dahomey was a French colony in French West Africa from 1904 to 1958. After World War II, by the establishment of the French Fourth Republic in 1947, Dahomey became part of the French Union and was given greater autonomy. On December 11,1958, the French Fifth Republic was established and the French Union became the French Community. The colony became the self-governing Republic of Dahomey within the Community, and two years later on August 1, 1960 it gained full independence, changing its name to Benin in 1975.

Rarity

The map is very rare. We locate examples at the British Library, BnF, New York Public Library and University of Leiden.

Condition Description
Dissected and laid on linen.
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