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Archive Reference (shelfmark) WOA Material Type Maps and Plans

521. WOMAT/AFR/BEC

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC
Title:
Material. Bechuanaland.
Scope & Content:
Covers the geographical region of Bechuanaland in southern Africa
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1886-1933
Extent:
40 map sheets and 5 pages

522. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/1
Title:
'Sheet 2. Southern Zambesia, with information communicated by Maj. Goold Adams in 1897, printed in red. Corrected by Maj. Goold Adams.' - War Office ledger.
Scope & Content:
Covers the whole of Bechuanaland Protectorate except for the westernmost tip; also extends southwards into northern British Bechuanaland. The base map is I[ntelligence].D[ivision].,W[ar].O[ffice]. No. 846(b) Sheet II dated 1891, [a copy is filed at Maps MOD IDWO 846] and portrays hydrology, re...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1898
Extent:
1 map sheet

523. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/2
Title:
'Sheet 2. Southern Zambesia, with corrections by Mr. Reid. (N. of Zambesi)'. - War Office ledger.
Scope & Content:
Covers the whole of Bechuanaland Protectorate except for the southern and westernmost tips. The base map is I[ntelligence].D[ivision].,W[ar].O[ffice]. No. 846(b) Sheet II dated 1891 [a copy is filed at Maps MOD IDWO 846], and portrays hydrology, relief by hill shading, roads and tracks, settle...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1898?
Extent:
1 map sheet

524. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3
Title:
'Surveyed Portion of British Bechuanaland & B[e]ch[uana]l[an]d. Railway.' - War Office ledger.
Scope & Content:
Composites of photo-reductions made in Intelligence Division, War Office. One sheet covers the whole of British Bechuanaland; 8 further sheets cover the railway line, sometimes shown as 'proposed', from Mafeking in British Bechuanaland 500 miles north-eastwards through Bechuanaland Protectorate ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1894-1900
Extent:
9 map sheets

525. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3/1
Title:
Map of the Surveyed Portion of British Bechuanaland. Compiled in the Surveyor General's Office.
Scope & Content:
Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and hill shading, railways, telegraph lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, farm boundaries and land ownership. Reduced from an original produced in 1894 at scale approximately 1:297,504. Latest date derived from accession stamp.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
between 1894-1900
Extent:
1 map sheet

526. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/3/2
Title:
Bechuanaland Railway
Scope & Content:
A collection of miscellaneous sheets at a variety of scales, reduced from originals of similarly various scales. Sheets portray a selection of hydrology, relief by form lines and hill shading, railways, telegraph lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, farm boundaries and land ownersh...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1894?-1900
Extent:
8 map sheets

527. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4
Title:
'Relief of Mafeking.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'B. Mahon, Col. Com[man]d[e]r. Mafeking Relief Column'.
Scope & Content:
Covers the route of the Relief Column to Mafeking and the theatre of conflict. Includes both British Bechuanaland and Bechuanaland Protectorate. Versos bear the reference 'C. in C./126/100'. 'See [WOMAT/AFR/BEC/]14' - War Office ledger
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
2 map sheets

528. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4/1
Title:
Plan of Saani Fight. May 16th. 1900.
Scope & Content:
Covers Mafeking and the area up to 15 miles westwards, including the village of Saani. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads, railways, settlements and isolated buildings, place names, British and Boer defences and the routes of the Relief Column and retreating forces.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
1 map sheet

529. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/4/2
Title:
'Route taken by Column from Vryburg.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers the route of the Relief Column in British Bechuanaland from Vryburg 120 miles north-northwestwards to Mafeking. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, place names, the Relief Column route, alternative routes and routes held by Boers. Also includ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
1 map sheet

530. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/5

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/5
Title:
'Map of a Portion of Khama's Country by F.E. Harman M[ember].R[oyal].A[gricultural].C[ollege]., F[ellow].C[hemical].S[ociety]., F[ellow].G[eological].S[ociety]. 1890'.
Scope & Content:
Covers the area within an approximately 70-mile radius of Old Palapye in eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, pits and pans. Bears the pencil note 'F.E. Harman's Geological Map'. 'From I.1c.' -...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 map sheet