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'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; ...
Natal'. Graphic Index to Mat. Natal. 11. 'Reduced from a map compiled in the office of the Surveyor General, Natal. Drawn and printed for the War Office, at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1910.
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Graphic index showing the extent of scale 1:63,360 series Mat. Natal. 11. in north-west Natal. The map sheet covers the whole of the Natal and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, railways, roads, telegraphs, settlements, place names and internal and international boundaries....
Karte des Caprivi Zipfels.' 'sgd. von Frankenberg. Kais[erlicher]. Districtchef und Resident im Caprivizipfel. Mai 1912.
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Covers the eastern part of the Caprivi Strip in German South West Africa in 4 sheets numbered I to IV. An edge note on Sheet IV indicates the existence of a Sheet V, although this is not confirmed (see Related Material). Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, vegetation, roads and tracks, set...
'Approaches to Ladysmith. S[igne]d J.A. Mackenzie-Grieve, Major R[oyal].A[rtillery]. November 1897'.
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Composite bromide. Prismatic compass survey covering an 8-mile radius around Ladysmith in western Natal. Portrays hydrology, relief by shading, vegetation, roads, railways, telegraphs, settlements, public buildings, isolated buildings, fences and place names. The sheet bears the note 'From F 19...
Graphic index to Material Somaliland; also shows a selection of District sheets, boundary surveys, field sheets and aerial photography. Base map is GSGS 1781 (revised 1906), filed at Maps MOD GSGS 1781, and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, form lines and rock drawing, vegetation, road...
Plan of Swakopmund'. Signed by 'C.D. Carpendale, Commander R.N. March 1909.
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Town plan of Swakopmund in western German South West Africa. Covers coastline and town, extending approximately ½ mile inland. Portrays hydrology and coastal features, including beach detail, rock outcrops and soundings, roads, railways, buildings, piers and place names, including those of indiv...
'Sketch Map of Natal Government Telegraphs'. Signed by 'R.W. Weightman - Telegraph Engineer.' 1903.
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Covers the whole of Natal Colony. Portrays government, railway and projected telegraph lines with instrumentation; also telephone lines. Telegraph stations are named, and lines are portrayed extending into neighbouring countries where applicable; additional lines are shown as manuscript annotatio...
'Отчетная Карта Географическаго положения хреьта Императора Николай II ь Ефиопию'. Created by 'Lt. Gen. Boguliubof' - War Office ledger
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Title translation: 'Reporting Map. Geographical position of the mountain ranges. Emperor Nicholas II. Ethiopia'. Covers an area of south-eastern Abyssinia (Аьиссиния) extending approximately 280 miles north and 150 miles east from Lake Rudolf (Озеро Рудольфь). Includes the southern part of the ...
'Route Addis Abeba N[orth].W[est]. to Metemma. Compass Survey. Author: Mr Baird' - War Office ledger.
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Route taken by Mr John Baird on a journey from Addis Abeba to Metemma in north-western Abyssinia. Originally comprising 3 ferro-gallic prints numbered 1 to 3, the War Office ledger records them as designated for destruction in 1963, although an adjacent manuscript note reads 'Sheet 1 & 2 on...
