General map of Ngamiland, north-western Bechuanaland Protectorate. Compiled from tracheameter traverse and astronomical observations, with detail largely confined to traverse routes. Portrays hydrology, relief by stylised hachures around principal features only, railways, roads and tracks, settle...
'Rough Map to Illustrate the Distribution of Water and Vegetation in the Kalahari Desert'
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Covers the Kalahari Desert in both Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland. Portrays 5 categories of land based on vegetation and water availability criteria.
Sketch Map of Route to Chobi and Victoria Falls. (Sgd) A. Wienholt Hodson July 1906.
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Covers the route of the Resident Commissioner's journey from Tsau in north-western Bechuanaland Protectorate 400 miles north-eastwards to the Victoria Falls in Rhodesia. Portrays hydrology, principal relief features by stylised hachures, roads, settlements, water sources, significant trees, plac...
'Mafeking'. Created by 'Col. Vyvyan, "The Buffs" during the Seige'.
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Second Boer War Siege map. Covers the town of Mafeking and surrounding area in Bechuanaland Protectorate and Cape Colony to a radius of 3 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by shading and hachures, roads and tracks, railways, settlements and isolated buildings, vegetation and military installatio...
Rietfontein'. Created by 'H.S.P. Simon Capt. Duke of Cornwall's L[ight].I[nfantry]. May. 1910.
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Covers a road corridor extending 100 miles south-southeastwards from Rietfontein in western British Bechuanaland to a width of approximately 25 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by approximate form lines and trigonometrical station heights, roads and tracks, settlements, place names, halting pla...
'"Ngamiland" (tracings of correction to G.S. No: 2988).' - War Office ledger. Created by A.G. Stigand, 1922.
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Two tracings numbered 'Sheet 1' and 'Sheet 2' providing corrections and additions to amendment traces surveyed by A.G. Stigand earlier the same year. The traces cover southern Ngamiland in north-western Bechuanaland Protectorate and portray hydrology, relief by form lines and rock drawing, veget...
Sketch Map of Ngamiland (including Western portion of Caprivi Strip) and Ghanzi'. Also includes Correction Sheet. Created by 'Captn. A.G. Stigand between Feb. 1910 and Aug. 1922.
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Topographical map produced from a series of compass traverses (dated 1910-1922) in north-west Bechuanaland Protectorate and extending into the Caprivi Strip in German South West Africa. Portrays hydrology and land subject to inundation, relief by spot heights, form lines, hachures and rock drawi...
Map sheet of Great Makarikari Lake in north-eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate by Dr A.L. du Toit and an exchange of correspondence between Dr du Toit and Capt B.E.H. Clifford regarding the same.
'A Reconnaisance of the Great Makarikari Lake based on previous work by Capt. Clifford and Mr Macgregor with additions made by A.L. du Toit in Sept. 1930.'
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Traverse around Great Makarikari Lake. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, tracks, landscape features and water sources, and includes topographical notes. 'Amends Bechuanaland District - 49.' - War Office ledger.
'Sketch Map of Ngamiland and Ghanzi' created by ' A.G. Stigand', 1925; manuscript names corrections added by 'Lt Moseley', 1931.
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Note: Sheets filed at Maps MOD GSGS 2988. Two printed map sheets, G.S.G.S. 2988(a) and (b) titled 'Southern Portion' and 'Northern Portion' respectively. Sheets are 1925 editions of 1922 original surveyed by Capt A.G. Stigand between 1910 and 1922. Names corrections have been added in manuscrip...