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...
Distribution of Tribes around Fort Manning. Signed by Captain C.H. Stigand, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 1906.
Scope & Content:
Portrays the historical and contemporary distributions of tribes. Covers the country around Fort Manning in western British Central Africa, extending 70 miles eastwards to Dowa Boma, 50 miles southwards into the Dzalanyama Range and 20 miles westwards to Fort Jameson in North-East Rhodesia. Por...
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...
Plane table survey covering Kasungu District in western Nyasaland. Portrays hydrology, roads and paths, settlements, place names, district and section boundaries, game and forest reserve boundaries, and tsetse fly area. Creation end date derived from annotation on sheets.
