'Battle of Magersfontein' 'I.D.W.O. 1622' 'Original supplied by Lieut. Cuthbert, Scots Guards.' 'Capt. Harrison i/c of Sur. Section.' - War Office ledger
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Covers the field of battle south of Kimberly on the border between Cape Colony and the Orange Free State. Shows relief, hydrology, settlements, communications, and the disposition of the forces.
'Asia Minor' 'Compiled for the Intelligence Division W.O. by Lieut Colonel F.R. Maunsell C.M.G.'
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Covers central Anatolia south from the Black Sea coast. The sheet titles are: Chorum; Yozgad; Kaisarie; Konia; Cilician Gates; Suverek; Akshehr; Eskishehr; Afium Karahissar; Isbarta; Sivri Hissar; Beyshehr; Sinope; Kastamuni; Eregli; Changri; and Boli. The set wants the Angora sheet, but include...
Map of the country between Maan and Mudawara and the Palestine-Transjordan boundary. 'Intelligence Department Arab Legion. Drawn by M. Navrass Pasha amir liwa Arab Legion. Approved by F.G. Peake amir liwa O.C. Arab Legion'
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Shows contoured relief, hydrology, communications and settlements. Place-names are in Latin script. The reference key on sheet O-V lists the symbol for the international boundary but this is not shown on the relevant map sheets. Sheet L-I includes an inset map of Ma'an at scale 1:5,000; sheet O...
'Aden Survey. Seasons 1891-92 & 93-94. Part of Arabia (tribes under British protection). Second Edition'
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Covers the hinterland of the fortified town of Aden, showing detailed relief with form lines, hydrology, settlements, and communications. Place-names and tribal areas are given in Latin script. Within the neat lines the sheets are fair drawn and completed for printing. The information in the ma...
Surveys of Syrian & Arabian Deserts, 1920-1922 by H. St J.B. Philby and A.L. Holt
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Field sketches showing relief, hydrology, vegetation, place-names (in Latin script); and compass bearings and travelling times (used for computing distances).
'Anglo-Belgian Bdy. Commn. 1922-23-24 (Ruanda-Urundi)' - War Office ledger
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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.