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Sketch map to illustrate the routes in the Territories of the Companhia do Nyassa taken by the expedition sent out by the Search Syndicate Ltd. Sept. 1906 - April 1907.' Plan No. 5.' 'By L.H.L. Huddart
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a fair drawing covering the area between the Rovuma and Lurio rivers in north-eastern Mozambique. Shows relief by form lines, hydrology, settlements, communications, international boundaries and place-names. The second sheet is a printed version of the central portion of the map...
Geological cross sections in the vicinity of the River Msalu. By 'L.H.L. Huddart. 1907.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers the area around the Msalu River in north-eastern Mozambique in geological cross sections labelled Fig. 1. to Fig. 4. Only Fig. 3. has a stated horizontal scale; none has a stated vertical scale.
'Compass traverses' - War Office ledger. Compiled by No. 6 Topographical Section R.E.
Scope & Content:
Tracings, blue-prints and lithographs ranging in scale from 1:126,720 to 1:760,320. They portray hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, cultivation and place names, and include topographical notes.
'Large scale Compass sketches of Camps' - War Office ledger. Compiled by No. 6 Topographical Section R.E.
Scope & Content:
Tracings and one lithograph ranging in scale from 1:1,800 to 1:3,600. They portray hydrology, relief by form lines, vegetation and cultivation, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, perimeter and internal fences, trenches, buildings, building names and place names.
'Compilations of traverses' - War Office ledger. Compiled by No. 6 Topographical Section R.E.
Scope & Content:
Sheets portray hydrology, relief by form lines, vegetation and cultivation, roads and tracks, settlements and place names. Scales are either 1:63,360 or 1:126,720.
'Copies of German sketches' - War Office ledger. Traced by No. 6 Topographical Section R.E.
Scope & Content:
Shows hydrology, indicative relief, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, and settlements. Place-names and topographical notes are given in German. Scales range from approximately 1:250,000 to approximately 1:500,000; some are based on 'marching hours'.
Tracing from a Plan now being Drafted by the Railways for the present director to take to Europe to show the Proposed Extension to Chinga and beyond'. 'Traced by No. 6 Topographical Section R.E.' 'Traced in Railway Office Lumbo 15/4/18 by J.H. Stevens Lt. R.E.
Scope & Content:
Covers the Lumbo to Monapo railway and the first 20 miles of the proposed extension westwards to Chinga. Sheet portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, place names and topographical notes. Some relief and coastal hydrology features are labelled in Portug...
