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Sketch of Ground Near Sand Spruit. Original sketch by Captain W.S. Melvill 1st Leicestershire Regiment. Reproduced by Mapping Section Field Intelligence Division. 17th. July 1900.
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Covers Sand Spruit in south-eastern South African Republic and the surrounding area to a radius of approximately 6 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, railways, roads, settlements and isolated buildings, place names, an army camp and the limit of view of 4.7-inch guns. The sheet be...
Pretoria, Neighb[ourhoo]d.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'H.M. Jackson Maj. R.E. F[ie]ld. Int[elligence]. Dep[artmen]t. June 1900.
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Covers Pretoria in the south of the South African Republic and the area within 25 miles to the east, and 7 miles to the north, south and west. Portrays hydrology, relief by hill shading, roads, railways, settlements and place names. The sheet bears the note 'Accomp[anie]d. Lord Robert's despatc...
Plane Table Survey of Defences of Standerton. Surveyed & Drawn by II Corpl. P.F. Stancliffe, R.E., Mapping Section Intelligence Division, Standerton, August 2nd., 1900.
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Covers the area around Standerton, southern South African Republic, to a distance of approximately of 2 miles to the west and 1 mile to the north, south and east. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements and military defences. The map be...
Survey of Position Held By Enemy Near Belfast. August 1900. Surveyed and Drawn by No. 1 Survey Section. F[ield].I[ntelligence].D[epartment]. September 1900.' Signed by 'H.M.J[ackson]. Major R.E.
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Covers Belfast and surrounding area in south-eastern South African Republic to a radius of approximately 6 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, form lines and rock drawing, roads, railways, telegraph lines, settlements and place names. Military installations such as laagers and gun...
'Sketch Map Shewing Roads and Waters Between Tuli and Brack River (Transvaal)'. Signed by 'G.P.A. Phillips Capt. R[oyal] E[ngineers] M[onmouthshire] R.F.F. Sept. 1900.' 'F[ield].I[ntelligence].D[epartment].' - War Office ledger
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Prismatic compass and time scale survey. Covers two 70-mile route corridors to a width of approximately 2 miles from Fort Tuli in south-eastern Rhodesia south-westwards to the Brack River basin in northern South African Republic. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, roads and tracks, telegrap...
Plan of Railway Pretoria to Pietersburg. Compiled by Wood & Ortlepp. From information supplied by Messers. Dawson & Adlam.' Signed by 'John T. Wood' and 'Fred. J. Dawson
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Covers a 180-mile railway corridor between Pretoria and Pietersburg in central South African Republic to a width of approximately 15 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, railways, roads and tracks, settlements, land boundaries and place names, and includes topographical notes and deta...
'Rustenburg, Commando Nek, Pretoria & Eastwards.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'H.M. J[ackson]. Major R.E.' and compiled from farm surveys in the Surveyor-General's Office, Pretoria, 1900.
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Sheets numbered 1 to 3 and named 'Pretoria & Eastwards', 'Commando Nek, etc.' and 'Rustenburg' respectively. The sheets portray hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, land boundaries and place names, and include strategic information. The sheets bear the initials 'F...
'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 ...
Map of Western Portion of the Blaauwberg'. Compiled by 'R.L. McClintock, B[reve]t. Major R.E. a[cting]/Staff Captain attached General Staff S[outh].A[frica]. September 1906'. From 'sketches by Captain A. Burrows, Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
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Covers the western portion of the Blaauwberg mountains in northern Transvaal. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and rock drawing, roads and paths, settlements and isolated buildings, cultivation, water sources and place names, and includes topographical notes. Items WOMAT/AFR/TRA/35 to W...
