'Surveyed Portion of British Bechuanaland & B[e]ch[uana]l[an]d. Railway.' - War Office ledger.
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Composites of photo-reductions made in Intelligence Division, War Office. One sheet covers the whole of British Bechuanaland; 8 further sheets cover the railway line, sometimes shown as 'proposed', from Mafeking in British Bechuanaland 500 miles north-eastwards through Bechuanaland Protectorate ...
Map of the Surveyed Portion of British Bechuanaland. Compiled in the Surveyor General's Office.
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Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and hill shading, railways, telegraph lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, farm boundaries and land ownership. Reduced from an original produced in 1894 at scale approximately 1:297,504. Latest date derived from accession stamp.
A collection of miscellaneous sheets at a variety of scales, reduced from originals of similarly various scales. Sheets portray a selection of hydrology, relief by form lines and hill shading, railways, telegraph lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, farm boundaries and land ownersh...
'Relief of Mafeking.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'B. Mahon, Col. Com[man]d[e]r. Mafeking Relief Column'.
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Covers the route of the Relief Column to Mafeking and the theatre of conflict. Includes both British Bechuanaland and Bechuanaland Protectorate. Versos bear the reference 'C. in C./126/100'. 'See [WOMAT/AFR/BEC/]14' - War Office ledger
Covers Mafeking and the area up to 15 miles westwards, including the village of Saani. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads, railways, settlements and isolated buildings, place names, British and Boer defences and the routes of the Relief Column and retreating forces.
'Route taken by Column from Vryburg.' - War Office ledger
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Covers the route of the Relief Column in British Bechuanaland from Vryburg 120 miles north-northwestwards to Mafeking. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, place names, the Relief Column route, alternative routes and routes held by Boers. Also includ...
'Map of a Portion of Khama's Country by F.E. Harman M[ember].R[oyal].A[gricultural].C[ollege]., F[ellow].C[hemical].S[ociety]., F[ellow].G[eological].S[ociety]. 1890'.
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Covers the area within an approximately 70-mile radius of Old Palapye in eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, pits and pans. Bears the pencil note 'F.E. Harman's Geological Map'. 'From I.1c.' -...
'Routes to L[ake]. Ngami &c.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'C.E. Haynes Capt. R.E. 24.2.86'.
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Depicts routes to Lake Ngami from the Limpopo River region, 350 miles to the south-east in eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, roads and tracks, settlements and place names. A sheet history note describes the cartographic contributions of Mr J.T. Baines, Ma...
'From Molepolole to Luhututu & Mochap (across Kalahari Desert)' - War Office ledger. 'Copy made in I[ntelligence].B[ranch]. Section F. and sent to Section B. to keep 13/7/87'.
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Route map covering a road journey in southern Bechuanaland Protectorate from Molepolole 290 miles westwards to Mochap to a width of approximately 20 miles. Portrays hydrology, vegetation, roads, settlements and water sources, and includes topographical notes. Also contains listing and textual de...