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DescriptionNew Guinea (1884-1919).png
English: Political map of the island of New Guinea from 1884-1919.
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section Creator, and Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division Contributor. British and German New Guinea. Great Britain: War Office, -08, 1906. Map.
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Politische Karte Neuguineas zwischen 1884 und 1919
Content changes as described in previous edit, but this time in png format. The previous edit did not take, probably because I tried to upload in jpg format rather than png.
Adjusted the border between Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and British Papua in Photoshop, based on the more reliable map at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Map-Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land-und-Bismarck-Archipel.png – according to several contemporary R