Google and Pan-Atlantic University Launch Nigeria Archive

/ 27 March 2014 / 0 Comments
Submitted by admin on 27 March 2014

Great news for history lovers! The Google Cultural Institute has teamed up with Pan-Atlantic University to create a special Nigeria archive. Through the partnership, the Institute - which aims to "help preserve and promote culture online" - and the University have made available many maps, documents, and photographs which date as far back as 1851.
A stamp of the Niger Coast Protectorate featuring Queen Victoria
 

Two special exhibits focus in particular on how Nigeria was transformed into a British colony, and Lagos's evolution over the years.
An aerial view of Government House, Lagos
 

Frederick Lugard, Governor-General of Nigeria (1914 - 1919) and Flora Shaw
 

The archive is sure to be a fantastic resource for students and researchers interested and working in Nigeria. Explore its offerings here.
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