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Defeasance by Sir Alverey de Sulney, knight, to Sir William de Wine, knight, of a bond for 100 marks, on condition that he observes certain covenants entered into respecting the manors of Pinxton and Normanton, and the advowsons of the churches there. Dated Newton Solney, co. Derby. Dated as: ...
Copy (Later) of an Indenture of Agreement between Reginald de Leghe, of the one part, and William de Stafford, 'Mons.' (Sir) John de Stafford, and Edmund de Draicote of the other part, concerning the advowson of the church of Leigh, where the manor of Leigh was onetime in the seisin of Robert de...
Indenture of Agreement between John Agarde of Smerrill Grange, co. Derby, gentleman, and William Agarde of Parwich in the same county, gentleman, wherein the said John will before the feast of St Michael the archangel next coming, levy a Fine 'sur conizans de droit come eco qil ad de loure donc'...
'Plan General du Bassin Houllier Zonguldak Tchatal-Aghzi'
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Two copies of a map covering the town of Zonguldak and an area to the north-east, on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia. Shows hydrology, settlements, communication, and mining concessions
British Somaliland - Ethiopia Boundary Commission. Reduced names traces
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Reduction of names traces to field traverse sheets 1 to 3 covering the British Somaliland - Ethiopia boundary. Both a French and an English version of each names trace has been reproduced on to this single acetate sheet. The original field traverse sheets at scale 1:125,000 are filed at WOOS/34/...
'Sketch Shewing Route Traversed by the Eastern Soudan Expeditny Force under the Command of El Lewa Holled Smith Pacha, Govr General Red Sea Littoral. Sketched by Lieutenant R.S. Curtis, R.E., attached to Egyptian Army.' 'Lithographed in the Intelligence Department. Cairo 25th March 1891.'
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Covers an area on the Red Sea Littoral between Suakin and the boundary with Eritrea, including the Ruins of Tokar. Shows hydrology, relief with form lines, vegetation, routes, and the locations of military activity, with dates. Includes 2 inset maps: 'Action of Afafit. 19.2.91' scale 1:5,280; ...
'Itineraires dans le territoire de Raine (South of Kigoma, from Karema on L. Tanganyika Eastwards).' - War Office ledger. 'Le sous lieutenant Commandant le Territoire. Karema, décembre 1918'.
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Portrays a series of traverse routes extending approximately 80 miles east and north from Karema. Shows hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names and topographical notes. An inset depicts approximate traverse routes.
'Transvaal-Portuguese Frontr: between Incomati & Matingatinga Rivers. S: of Komati Poort.' - War Office ledger. Created under the auspices of H.E. Schoch and A.J'A. Franco.
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Boundary survey between Transvaal Colony and the District of Lourenço Marques in Portuguese East Africa. Covers the boundary section between the Incomati River and the Matingatinga River 15 miles southwards. Sheets portray hydrology, relief by form lines, railways, place names, boundary pillars ...
Covers an area in Chihli (直隸) to the north-west of Kalgan (張家口). Shows hydrology, routes, numbered settlements, and the line of the Great Wall, plotted on a graticule. The map is pasted down on to a larger backing-sheet. Place-names are given on the map sheet in EFEO romanisation; Wade-Giles equi...
