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GHR-KE-2018-00001 Disputed

District survey sheet

Survey drawing office · Date unknown · Made in Kenya

Custody of this item is disputed

Another party has contested the recorded custody. The registry will not record any transfer until the dispute is resolved. If you are considering acquiring this object, take independent legal advice.

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2018-00001
Object
District survey sheetVerified
Category
Map, chart or survey
Maker
Survey drawing officeVerified
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
Kenya
Current location
Nyeri, Kenya
Registered
21 Jan 2018

Physical description

Verified

District survey sheet by Survey drawing office, with hand-coloured boundaries. Used in Nyeri for much of its working life.

Height
832 mm
Width
1,122 mm
Depth
2 mm
Weight
320 g

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Hand-coloured paper backed on linen
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Old damage, stabilised; some parts missing.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1914: Acquired for use in Nyeri. before 1936: Custody in this period is not documented. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1952: Transferred into an institutional collection. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1980: Transferred into an institutional collection. Thoko Msiska, 1998: Inherited by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1904
    Survey drawing office Manufacture · Kenya
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1914
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Acquisition · Nyeri
    Acquired for use in Nyeri.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  3. before 1936
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1952
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Nyeri
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  5. 1980
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Nyeri
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Bill of sale
  6. 1998
    Thoko Msiska Inheritance · Nyeri
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  7. 2018
    Thoko Msiska Registration · Nyeri
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1998 — Eldoret Industrial Heritage SocietyVerified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.