''Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon'' is the German title for the ''Encyclopedia of German colonies'' which was published in 1920. The text had been finished by 1914 before

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but was not printed due to the war. Thus it gives a wide range of information and then official views on the colonies of Germany at the end of its rule. The encyclopedia was published 1920 in three volumes by a committee headed by the former

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of German East Africa, Heinrich Schnee. It was reprinted in 2006 by Fines Mundi publishers in Saarbrücken. The complete German text has been digitalized and is available online.

References

* ''Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon'' / ed. by Heinrich Schnee. - Leipzig : Quelle & Meyer 1920. - 3 volumes

External links

The text of the encyclopedia is available at
Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon Online
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