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'Map of the Route taken by the B.S.A. Co's Expedition to Mashonaland 1890. Maclutsie Camp to Fort Salisbury. 432 miles. Copied from a compass sketch by Mr F.C. Selous as far as Fort Charter, the remainder from a sketch by Mr. W.E. Fry' 'John Willoughby Major S.O. B.S.A.C.F.' '10/11/90. M.W.B.'
Scope & Content:
Shows the line of the route, local hydrology and relief, brief descriptions of local topography, and settlements, forts and stations. Maclutsie Camp was in Bechuanaland, near the border with Matabeleland
Sheets used in the compilation of fair drawings showing the Mouth of the Umba River and the town of Vanga, the Mouth of the Umba River to Lake Jipe, and Kilimanjaro and the Neighbourhood
Covers Berbera Harbour and hinterland, extending approximately 1 mile to the south and west. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads and tracks, the proposed railway and its infrastructure, buildings and place names; significant buildings are also named. Includes an inse...
Sheets cover Hargeisa and Harrar station sites, and include land up to 3 miles distant. Annotated 'Sheet 15' and 'Sheet 16' respectively, and portray hydrology, relief by contours, form lines and spot heights, roads and tracks, the proposed railway and its infrastructure, buildings and place nam...