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Material Type Maps and Plans Level [36] Series

11. WOMAT

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT
Title:
War Office 'Material'
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous types of mapping material collected and received by the Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors, typically incorporating information awaiting use in new or revised maps.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1945
Extent:
260 map trays and 50 boxes of foolscap folios, approximately

12. WOOG

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG
Title:
War Office 'Originals of G.S.G.S. maps'
Scope & Content:
The series comprises compilation material in various states of preparation for printing and issuing as a finished War Office product
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1889-1928
Extent:
780 map sheets and 100 pages of text, approximately.

13. WOOS

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS
Title:
War Office 'Original Surveys'
Scope & Content:
Field sheets and fair drawings with associated documentation, arising from surveys undertaken by British Army units. Primarily covering areas of British interest in Africa and the Middle East, the series also includes material relating to Jamaica, British Honduras, the Falkland Islands, St Helen...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903-1955
Extent:
2,100 map sheets and 3,500 pages of text, approximately