Sketch of Road from Fort Mlangeni to Fort Johnston. B.C. Africa.' Signed by 'C.R. Bacon Lieut 1st. K.A. Rifles. 22.12.03
Scope & Content:
Covers a 55-mile road corridor in southern British Central Africa to a width of approximately 8 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, roads and tracks, telegraphs, settlements, significant buildings and place names, and includes topographical notes. The map was later u...
'Juba R. to 1° N. & Wama & Afmadu Neighbourhood' - War Office ledger. By 'C.O. Tanner Capt. Camp Gonté 16.1.99'
Scope & Content:
Shows the course of the Juba River and land to the west in the north-eastern portion of East Africa Protectorate, indicating vegetation, hydrology, paths, settlements and wells, with descriptions of topography
'E. Af. P. Kenia Railway Survey' - War Office ledger, which also gives 'Capt. A.G. Stevenson & Lt. H.A.L. Hall' as authors
Scope & Content:
Shows an area to the south and west of Mount Kenia in the central portion of East Africa Protectorate, indicating hydrology, relief with form lines, settlements and roads, with brief descriptions of vegetation, also the lines of existing and proposed railways, with mileages
Two versions of a map of land on the left bank of the Yangtze Kiang (揚子江) between Hochow, Anhwei Province (和州, 安徽), and Chinkiang, Kiangsu Province (鎮江, 江蘇), with a booklet of place-names. The War Office ledger gives 'Intelligence Branch, North China Command' as the author.
Scope & Content:
Includes the larger settlements of Kiangpu (江浦), Pukow (浦口) and Yangchow (揚州).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
17 map sheets with one leaf of text and a booklet (48p.)
Plan of 'His Britannic Majesty's Legation, Peking [北京]. From a sketch by Captain R.G. King, R.E., Field Engineer, North China Command.''1st December 1904. Corrected to 24th November 1905'
Scope & Content:
Indicates the layout and functions of civil and military buildings.
'Route Series.' - War Office ledger. Surveyed by Havildars Mada Ram, 44th Gurkhas, and Sheikh Abdul, 28th Bombay Pioneers, and G.W. Hunter, Captain, R.E.
'Cha P'u [乍浦] From Admiralty Chart with additions'. 'Map No. 5'. 'General Staff North China Command June 1907'.
Scope & Content:
Two copies of the same map, covering the city of Chapu and the adjacent coast-line. Shows relief with form lines, bathymetry, and the city in outline. The second copy is marked up with proofing amendments.
Route Report from Dangila, Abyssinia to Menze, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Scope & Content:
Report covering that part of the expedition route from Dangila in north-western Abyssinia to Menze on the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan frontier. Describes the expedition, survey methodology and the potential for road construction. Incorporates a covering letter from C.F. Conn, Secretary to The J.G. Whit...
'[Sheets] 86.U. II (A) & Part of VI' and '86.U.II (B) & Part of VI' - War Office ledger. 'Uganda Topographical Survey'. Signed by 'W Colvin Macfie Capt: R.E. O I/C Uganda Topo: Survey.'. Sheet 1 signed by 'H.O. Jones. Lce. Cpl. R.E.'. Sheet 2 signed by 'W.J. Whitters Lce. Corpl. R.E.'
Scope & Content:
Plane table sheets, with a list of trigonometrical stations