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Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA
Title:: Material. German East Africa.
Scope & Content:: Covers the German East Africa Protectorate (re-named Tanganyika in 1922), now the larger part of the union of Tanzania.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1885-1932
Extent:: 32 map sheets, and 6 folios, and 1 volume of 5 pages

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/3
Title:: Positions, Azimuths and Lengths of Sides of Captain Whitehouse's Triangulation round the Southern Shores of Lake Victoria. Computed by the Topographical Section of the General Staff, War Office.
Scope & Content:: Comprises a list of survey data and an accompanying triangulation diagram.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1907
Extent:: 1 volume (4 pages) with a folded map

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/3/1
Title:: Volume of survey data
Scope & Content:: Comprises lists of triangulation station positions, and azimuths and distances between triangulation stations. Also includes an explanatory note.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1907
Extent:: 1 volume (5 pages)

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/3/2
Title:: 'Diagram of Triangulation round South Shore of Victoria Nyanza carried out by Commander B. Whitehouse, R.N.' 'War Office, October 1907'
Scope & Content:: Portrays triangulation stations with names and observed rays. The sheet bears the designation 'T.S.G.S. No. 2301'.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1907
Extent:: 1 map sheet

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/9
Title:: 'Mfumbiro Region, German Map.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:: Covers the eastern portion of the Mfumbiro Mountains, including the Mohasi-See and area immediately to the north. Portrays hydrology, relief by contours and spot heights, settlements, international boundaries and place names. Some areas of the map are unsurveyed, although bear brief topographical...
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English and German
Date Range:: 1885-1910
Extent:: 1 map sheet

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/11
Title:: German East Africa: Railway Additions
Scope & Content:: Portrays new and proposed railway developments in northern German East Africa. Base maps are GSGS 3026 sheets Kilimanjaro and Karagwe (A2) produced at the Ordnance Survey Office in 1915 and 1917 respectively. Sheets portray hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, forests, roads and tr...
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1915-1917
Extent:: 2 map sheets

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/12
Title:: 'Serial Numbers of the Work of No. 6 Topo Section Tanganyika Territory'. '6th Topo. Section, R.E. 1915-1917.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:: Numbered index listing of 'Plane-table Surveys of areas Lindi, Morogoro etc., of towns & camps; route compass surveys; sketches; compilation from various sources; copies of German sketches etc.' - War Office ledger.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1915-1917
Extent:: 5 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: WOMAT/AFR/GEA/36
Title:: German maps of the Tabora area
Scope & Content:: Shows a region in north-western German East Africa. Date of earliest map sheet (GEA/36/2) derived from information in related material.
Collection Area:: Map Collections
Languages:: German
Date Range:: 1913-1915
Extent:: 3 map sheets

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