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'Plane-table survey of pt. of Kigoma Province' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Comprises two plane-table sheets, one correction and continuation sheet, one supplementary detail sheet, and one graphic index with an attached folio of authorities. Covers an area around Kigoma in north-western Tanganyika, extending 200 miles along, and 100 miles inland from, the eastern shore...
The Ubena Escarpment Northern Section. Survey & Cartography by M.A. Unwin-Heathcote. May - October 1930.
Scope & Content:
Covers the area between Emmaberg and Mpanga in southern Tanganyika. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and approximate contours, settlements, place names, survey control points and traverse routes. Includes a short note on survey methodology.
'Bukoba District' - War Office ledger. Surveyed and drawn by C.H.B. Grant, 1932
Scope & Content:
Comprises a plane-table sketch, a supplementary detail and names sheet, and a supplementary detail and correction sheet. Covers the area from Bukoba on the western shore of Lake Victoria extending westwards into Rwanda and northwards into Uganda. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and f...
Kondoa-Irangi, District of.' - War Office ledger. Surveyed and drawn by 'C.H.B. Grant. June. 1930 - March. 1931.
Scope & Content:
Comprises a plane-table sketch and a supplementary detail sheet. Covers an area of north-eastern Tanganyika around Kondoa Irangi, extending approximately 90 miles southwards to Dodoma, and 40 miles in other directions.
'The Island of St. Helena Enlarged from Palmers Military Sketch and Revised by the Royal Engineers 1872' under the superintendence of Lieutenant Francis Palmer Washington.
Scope & Content:
Shows shaded relief, hydrology, roads, settlements, public buildings, military establishments and installations, property boundaries, and cemeteries. Sheet 1 provides a graphic index.
'Copy of map illustrating Consul Maugham's report on a journey from Ibo to L. Nyasa, No. 4a/58'. By 'Consul Maugham' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers northern Mozambique between the Indian Ocean and Lake Nyasa. Relief shown by form lines and spot heights. Also indicates hydrology, settlements and communications, and Consul Maugham's route.
Covers a region extending approximately 400km inland from Memba in north-eastern Mozambique. Sheets depict relief by hachures, hydrology, settlements and communications.
'Area between Rivers Zambesi & Ruvuma. Topo. Sections with East African Expeditionary Force.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers northern and central Portuguese East Africa. Comprises compass traverses, compass sketches of camps, district and area maps, compilations of traverses, railway tracing and tracings of German sketches. There is also list of sheets with a graphic index.
