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Road Sketch from Fort Manning to Fort Jameson'. Signed by 'CH Stigand Lt. 1st. K.A.R. Royal West Kent Regt.' 'April 1904
Scope & Content:
Covers the 20-mile road corridor from Fort Manning in western British Central Africa to Fort Jameson in eastern North-East Rhodesia to a width of approximately 3 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, telegraphs, settlements, significant buildings, cultivation and plac...
Road Sketch Fort Manning to Lilongwe'. Signed by 'J.P.L. Mostyn Capt 1st. King's African Rifles 16th May 1904
Scope & Content:
A strip map covering a 70-mile road corridor in western British Central Africa - Sheet I Fort Manning to River Bua Sheet II River Bua to River Lingazi Sheet III River Lingazi to Lilongwe Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines (at Fort Manning only), roads and tracks, settlements, waterholes an...
Mangoche District'. Signed by 'R.H. Olivier D.C.L.I.
Scope & Content:
Covers a region of south-eastern British Central Africa extending from Lake Pamalombe and the south-eastern shore of Lake Nyasa 90 miles eastwards to include the Lujenda River valley. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, forts and place names, and also include...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 map sheet and 1 folio. (The folio has been left attached for the purposes of collection management.)
Map of British Central Africa. Prepared at the B.C.A.A. Survey Office, Zomba.
Scope & Content:
General purpose map with full country coverage. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, settlements, government stations, international and internal administrative boundaries, and place names. Depths and bathymetric tints in Lake Nyasa, t...
British Central Africa & adjoining Territories showing Distribution of Tribes.' Signed by 'C.H. Stigand Capt. Q.O.R.W. Kent Regt. 6/3/06.
Scope & Content:
Provides full country coverage with the exception of the northernmost and southernmost extremities; also extends into North-East Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa; part of German East Africa is also included, although tribal information is absent. Portrays hydrology, relief by a standard hachu...
Road Sketch Bua Crossing to Dowa'. Signed by 'CH Stigand Capt Q.O.R.W. Kent Regt 20/3/06
Scope & Content:
Covers a 48-mile road corridor in western British Central Africa eastwards from the Bua River crossing near Kongoni to Dowa to a width of approximately 3 miles. Portrays hydrology, indicative relief and form lines, vegetation, roads and tracks, settlements and place names. An inset at scale 1:10,...
Map of Dedza, Tambala, Pemba Route.' Signed by 'H.S. Lloyd Capt. Nov. 1905.
Scope & Content:
Covers an area extending approximately 25 miles north and 25 miles west of Dedza in south-western British Central Africa. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, tracks, settlements and significant buildings, and place names; also depicts the survey route.
Map of the Atonga Country on the Shore of West Nyasa.' Signed by 'Capt. H.P. Bennitt. 2. K.A.R.
Scope & Content:
Covers the western shore of Lake Nyasa between the Rukuru and Doangwa rivers, coincident with the shoreline extent of West Nyasa District, and extending approximately 15 miles inland. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, roads, settlements and place names. The map is undated, but was made af...
'Shire Highlands Railway Index Plan'. Created by 'B.C.A. Co.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers an area of southern British Central Africa extending from Port Herald approximately 100 miles northwards to Zomba. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, railways, roads and tracks, settlements and significant buildings, international boundaries and place names. Highli...
'Map showing Ruo and Shire Rivers and their Islands, between Sankalani and Port Herald.' Created by 'Mr: Binnie. 1908' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Map produced to delimit the islands in the Ruo and Shire rivers for the purposes of possession under a boundary agreement between Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa. Covers parts of the Shire River, and its tributary the Ruo River, and portrays hydrology, railways, roads and tracks, settlemen...
