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Map of the Atonga Country on the Shore of West Nyasa.' Signed by 'Capt. H.P. Bennitt. 2. K.A.R.
Scope & Content:
Covers the western shore of Lake Nyasa between the Rukuru and Doangwa rivers, coincident with the shoreline extent of West Nyasa District, and extending approximately 15 miles inland. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, roads, settlements and place names. The map is undated, but was made af...
'Shire Highlands Railway Index Plan'. Created by 'B.C.A. Co.' - War Office ledger
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Covers an area of southern British Central Africa extending from Port Herald approximately 100 miles northwards to Zomba. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, railways, roads and tracks, settlements and significant buildings, international boundaries and place names. Highli...
'Map showing Ruo and Shire Rivers and their Islands, between Sankalani and Port Herald.' Created by 'Mr: Binnie. 1908' - War Office ledger
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Map produced to delimit the islands in the Ruo and Shire rivers for the purposes of possession under a boundary agreement between Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa. Covers parts of the Shire River, and its tributary the Ruo River, and portrays hydrology, railways, roads and tracks, settlemen...
Plane table survey covering Kasungu District in western Nyasaland. Portrays hydrology, roads and paths, settlements, place names, district and section boundaries, game and forest reserve boundaries, and tsetse fly area. Creation end date derived from annotation on sheets.
Nyika Plateau. '1st K[ing's]. A[frican]. R[ifles].' - War Office ledger
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Sheets compiled from survey information gathered on military exercises on the Nyika Plateau in British Central Africa and Northern Rhodesia in 1927-1928.
Nyasaland Protectorate. Revised and drawn in the Lands Office, Blantyre.
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Whole-country general purpose map. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, forests, roads, railways, lake steamer routes, aerodromes, telegraphs, settlements and significant buildings, place names, game reserves, and international and internal boundaries. An inset depicts transport corridors b...
'Nyasaland Railways Sketch Map'. Created by 'Nyasaland Railways Ltd.' - War Office ledger
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Portrays a proposed railway extension from Blantyre 150 miles northwards to Domira Bay. Covers an area of southern and central Nyasaland extending approximately 100 miles west and 240 miles north from Blantyre. Portrays hydrology, existing and proposed railways, roads, settlements, missions, pl...
'Nyasaland:- Roads of four categories.' - War Office ledger
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Covers the whole of Nyasaland. Portrays roads (two categories each of 'all weather' and 'dry weather'), railways and stations, major river bridges, settlements, place names and international boundaries; depicts hydrology where it forms an international boundary.
'Plane Table Sheets' and 'MacDonald's Railway Survey. showing Identified Points.' - War Office ledger, which also gives Lieutenant G.E. Smith as 'author'
'East Africa Protectorate. Map of part of the Ukamba Province North of 2°.30' Latitude South shewing the Districts of (part of) Kenia, Ulu and part of Kitui.' By 'John. Ainsworth. H.M.s. Sub-Commissioner & Vice-Consul. F.R.G.S.'
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Shows the regions of Kikuyu, Ulu and Kitui in southern central East Africa Protectorate. The sheet indicates hydrology, roads, relief with form lines, settlements, administrative stations, outposts and mission stations, with descriptions of vegetation and topography. The author's route is marked,...
