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'Uganda Topographical Survey. Sheet 86. U. IV. b., Sheet 86. V. III. a&b, Parts of'.' Signed by 'W Colvin Macfie Capt: R.E. O I/C Uganda Topo: Survey.' and 'WW McDiarmid Lce Cpl R.E.'
Field sheets and reproductions with corrections, showing the region around Mbarara in the Uganda Protectorate, and indicating hydrology, relief with form lines and spot heights, vegetation, cultivation, settlements and paths
'[Sheet] South A 36/B' - War Office ledger. 'Uganda Topographical Survey'. Sheets signed by 'W Colvin Macfie Capt: R.E.'. Sheets signed variously by ' W.J. Whitters Lce. Corpl. R.E.', 'H.O. Jones. L.C. R.E.', 'JH Laverack Lce Cpl R.E.', 'WW McDiarmid Sapper R.E.', 'W Richardson Sapper R.E.'
Scope & Content:
Field sheets showing the region around Masaka in the Uganda Protectorate, and indicating hydrology, relief with form lines and spot heights, vegetation, cultivation, settlements and paths
Base map is GSGS 2291(a), with manuscript additions showing sheet lines of GSGS series 1764 and 2571. Also shows areas covered by material held in Original Surveys, with references to page numbers in the Original Surveys ledger
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