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Map to Illustrate the Northern Area Occupied and Patrolled by the 4th (Uganda) Battn. the King's African Rifles in Uganda, Kenya and the Sudan. Compiled from Material Supplied by Officers of the Battn. from 1912-1927-
Survey of the Southern Route from Amman to Karbala
Scope & Content:
Shows a route from Transjordan to Mesopotamia through the southern part of the Syrian Desert. The journey was made to asses the viability of the route for the construction of a railway, and to gather political intelligence
'12 Plane-Table Sheets Covering Whole Length of Original Frontier from L. Tanganyika to Uganda & Extension South to Kigoma.' - War Office ledger. Sheets signed variously by 'Stanley. S. Willis. J.S.S.', 'HC Walsh S.S. Surveyor', 'F.M. Ford Assistant Commissioner A.B.B.C.', W McDonald. J.S.', 'W Horsfield J.S.S.'
Scope & Content:
Hydrology, vegetation and relief with form lines, contours and spot heights is indicated
'Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1922-1923-1924 (British Section)'. 'Compiled by E.M. Maclean. Surveyed by Messrs. S.S. Willis, H.C. Walsh, F.M. Ford, W. McDonald, & W. Horsfield.' 'Land Survey & Mines Dept., Tanganyika Territory. February, 1924.'
Scope & Content:
Shows the international boundary and locations of boundary pillars, hydrology, vegetation, hills, relief with form lines, contours and spot heights, named regions, settlements, roads and tracks. Sheet IV also provides an enlargement, showing the relative positions of boundary pillars numbered 1 t...
'Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1922-1923-1924. (British Section)'. 'Compiled & Traced by E.M. Maclean. Surveyed by Messrs. S.S. Willis, H.C. Walsh, F.M. Ford, W. McDonald, & W. Horsfield.' 'Traced by A.C.S. Gupta' - Sheet 1. 'Land Survey & Mines Dept., Tanganyika Territory. February, 1924.'
Scope & Content:
Shows the international boundary and locations of boundary pillars, hydrology, vegetation, hills, relief with form lines, contours and spot heights, named regions, settlements, roads and tracks. Sheet IV also provides an enlargement, showing the relative positions of boundary pillars numbered 1 t...