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032-002225695 Material Type Maps and Plans

1. WOA

Reference (shelfmark):
WOA
Title:
War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
Scope & Content:
Source material used for making and revising maps, or created in the course of map production. Supporting the topographical intelligence requirements of the United Kingdom government and armed forces, the archive primarily comprises cartographic items including sketch maps done by intelligence of...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1955
Extent:
400 map trays and 150 boxes of foolscap pages, approximately

2. WOMAT

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT
Title:
War Office 'Material'
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous types of mapping material collected and received by the Directorate of Military Survey and predecessors, typically incorporating information awaiting use in new or revised maps.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1945
Extent:
260 map trays and 50 boxes of foolscap folios, approximately

3. WOOS

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS
Title:
War Office 'Original Surveys'
Scope & Content:
Field sheets and fair drawings with associated documentation, arising from surveys undertaken by British Army units. Primarily covering areas of British interest in Africa and the Middle East, the series also includes material relating to Jamaica, British Honduras, the Falkland Islands, St Helen...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903-1955
Extent:
2,100 map sheets and 3,500 pages of text, approximately

4. WOOG

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG
Title:
War Office 'Originals of G.S.G.S. maps'
Scope & Content:
The series comprises compilation material in various states of preparation for printing and issuing as a finished War Office product
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1889-1928
Extent:
780 map sheets and 100 pages of text, approximately.

5. WOOG/242

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/242
Title:
Two maps of Malta
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1896-1898
Extent:
22 map sheets

6. WOMAT/ADD

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/ADD
Title:
Material - Addendum
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous, mostly single-sheet, maps produced for limited circulation, covering China, Hong Kong, East Africa, Nigeria, and other parts of the world.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Chinese, English, and Japanese
Date Range:
1877-1957
Extent:

187 map sheets, 7 folios, 4 photographs, 1 booklet (pp.24), and 2 envelopes

7. WOMAT/AFR

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR
Title:
'Material - Africa'.
Scope & Content:
The areas most strongly represented in this part of the War Office Archive are Nigeria, Gold Coast, British East Africa and Sierra Leone. There are also significant holdings of material relating to Cape Colony and Abyssinia. All other areas of direct British interest are represented. The material...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1887-1950
Extent:
2,700 map sheets and 600 pages of text, approximately

8. WOMAT/AFR/ABY

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY
Title:
Material. Abyssinia.
Scope & Content:
Covers present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1899-1944
Extent:
250 map sheets and 160 folios

9. WOMAT/AFR/MOZ

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/MOZ
Title:
Material. Mozambique.
Scope & Content:
Covers Portuguese East Africa.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-1918
Extent:
105 map sheets and 1 folio.

10. WOMAT/AFR/GAM

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/GAM
Title:
Material. Gambia.
Scope & Content:
16 files including route maps, administrative and topographical maps of the Gambia.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1901-1931
Extent:
21 map sheets and 1 folio of text