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'Karibib and neighbourhood' 'S.W. Robinson Capt, Staff Captain for Intelligence, C[ape] C[olony].'
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A fair drawing covering an area in German South West Africa, north-west of Windhoek. Shows relief including spot heights, hydrology, roads, railway, and buildings. Gives indications of terrain.
'Rapid reconnaissance. Portoloko to Portoloko via Kambia and Karene'. Endorsed 'A.W.M. Wilson Capt 2nd Battn West India Rt. May 1895.'
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Covers a triangular route in a region of Sierra Leone 40 miles north-east of Freetown indicating, along the line of the route, local terrain, river crossings, and settlements.
'Natal Government Railways. Topographical map showing location of railway between Ingogo and Charlestown. From survey made in Railway Department, Natal and signed by W.W. Carr Esq. Engineer in Chief. Copied by J.A. Pope, Sergt R.E. 17-2-93.' Endorsed 'H: Elsdale Lieut Colonel RE CRE Natal 17-2-93.'
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Covers an area in north-west Natal between Newcastle and the border with Transvaal. Shows relief with hill shading, roads, the line of the railway, and property boundaries.
'Sketch map illustrating the journey of Rev. J. Hedley in the Chili [直隸] Province Oct. 19th to Nov. 11th 1904. From a map compiled by Lieut. Col. A.W.S. Wingate. Published by the Royal Geographical Society.'
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Covers a route from Chienchangying (建昌營) north to Kushantze (古山子), thence north-east to Tachengtze (大城子), turning westwards to Chengteh (承德) by way of Pingchuan (平泉). An outline map indicating hydrology, the Great Wall, and the route followed. Place-names have been amended with red ink to give co...
'Gelbes Meer, Ostasien Schantung [山東], Deutsches Schutzgebiet Kiautschou [膠州] und Hinterland. Herausgegeben von Reichs-Marine-Amt, Berlin 1903.'
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Covers the area of the concession granted to Germany in 1898. Shows relief with form lines, bathymetry, hydrology, settlements and communications. Place-names are given in Lessing-Othmer romanisation with Wade-Giles equivalents added in manuscript.