Two Gold Coast Survey Town Plans ] 1) Sekondi - Edition of 1930 - Provincial No. W.P.9/24 No. X916 ; 2) Takoradi - Edition of 1932 - Provincial No. W.P 7/30 Reference No. X1301.

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Two related colour folding plans on a scale of 1:6250, dissected into sections, linen backed, with printed title labels. Sekondi and Takoradi, then neighbouring towns on the Ghana coast / Gulf of Guinea, today form the city of Sekondi-Takoradi. They were strategically located firstly to facilitate the transport of rapidly growing trade (with a major deep water harbour built here in 1919-30), and later for military operations during WW2 (the RAF assembled their Spitfires and launched operations into North Africa from here). 1) SEKONDI - Edition of 1930. 60 x 66cm folding down to 13 x 18cm. Signed by S. Saward, Officer in Charge, Cadastral Branch, 28:5:30. The map paper is near fine, lightly tanned with a typed label affixed to the bottom left margin listing 18 businesses (shops, traders, motors, bank etc) - this lifts up so does not affect the map image. The linen has split neatly along 3 folds. 2) TAKORADI stated "Edition of 1932" to the map and "First Edition 1933" to the title label. Surveyed in 1922, revised in 1931. 110 x 86cm folding down to 14 x 20cm. Signed by G.D. Meredith for Officer in Charge Cadastral Survey 31-12-1932. Features include railway, concrete beacon, incinerator, latrine, and rubbish dump. The layout of the distinct areas can be seen clearly, namely African and European residential areas, the African township (carefully laid out around the circular market), the commercial area, the new harbour (with moorings, depths etc), and neighbouring villages. Shell petroleum facilities can be seen at Poasi Village. Pecked lines show proposed layouts, suggesting a town undergoing rapid planned imperial development. There is an inset for Kojokrom, which also features to the north on the Sekondi plan. Near fine, lightly tanned. N° de ref. del artículo 3741

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