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'Anglo-Belgian Bdy. Commn. 1922-23-24 (Ruanda-Urundi)' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Field sheets, fair drawings, blue prints and a sheet index relating to a region extending to the south and west of Uganda Protectorate, and encompassing parts of Ruanda, Urundi, the Belgian Congo and Tanganyika. The War Office ledger lists the items in this file (A) to (F), with the sheet index ...
This file originally comprised various survey documents arranged by 32 sheet numbers in the range North A-36/L to South B-37/D. The material relating to just one of these numbers was present on transfer to the British Library.
'E[ast]. Af[rica]. Prot[ectorate] "Northern Frontier District" by G.F. Archer. District Commissioner 1909-12' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Map compilation and reproduction material relating to a region in the northern portion of East Africa Protectorate. The War Office ledger lists the items in this file as (a) to (h). Items (b) and (e), not present on transfer, are indicated as having been moved to the Trig Library in 1927
Field sheets, fair tracings and notes created by the Anglo-German Boundary Commission. 2 diagrams listed in the War Office ledger, were not present on transfer. These are indicated as having been moved to the Trig Library in 1927
'Pemba Island'. Created by 'Capt. J.E.E. Craster R.E. & Lieut. W.F.R. Kyngdon R.A.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Survey of Pemba Island, Zanzibar Protectorate. Comprises field sheets, graphic indexes, conventional sign sheets and names lists. The materials were used in the compilation of G.S.G.S. 2639 produced in 2 sheets dated 1913 and filed at Maps MOD GSGS 2639.
'East Africa Geodetic Survey. Tanganyika Terry. Maj. Hotine R.E. 1931-1933' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers an area along the eastern coast of Lake Tanganyika from Kate to Kigoma, extending approximately 75 miles inland. The maps depict the newly created triangulation stations and access routes to them. Relief is shown by contours, form lines and spot heights; hydrology, vegetation, settlements...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931-1933
Extent:
11 map sheets, 1 folio. (The folio has been left attached to sheet E3 for the purposes of collection management.)
Field sheets, fair drawings, tracings, blue prints, photographs and notes used in the production of respective sheets in map series GSGS 1764 and GSGS 2571 (Africa 1:250,000)
Material created or gathered by the Uganda-Congo Boundary Commission, 1906-1908, and by the Anglo-German-Belgian Boundary Commission, 1911 relating to the Uganda-Congo boundary
