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Place British Bechuanaland, Southern Africa

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/8

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/8
Title:
Route maps, north-east British Bechuanaland, Moroquane area. Signed by 'F.H. Lucy Capt. B[echuanaland].B[order].P[olice].
Scope & Content:
Drawn in the Surveyor-General's Office, Cape Town and initialled 'F.v.H.' The sheets bear the reference 'B-142/50'.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888
Extent:
2 map sheets

5. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/9

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/9
Title:
Vryburg to Macloutsie [Camp]' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'C. Coote Capt XI. H[ussars] 1st. December 1890
Scope & Content:
Covers a 500-mile road route north-eastwards from Vryburg in eastern British Bechuanaland to Macloutsie Camp in eastern Bechuanaland Protectorate to a width of approximately 30 miles. The route lies close to the border with the South African Republic (named as Transvaal on the map), although det...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 map sheet

6. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/12/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/12/2
Title:
'Rough Map to Illustrate the Distribution of Water and Vegetation in the Kalahari Desert'
Scope & Content:
Covers the Kalahari Desert in both Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland. Portrays 5 categories of land based on vegetation and water availability criteria.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906
Extent:
1 map sheet

7. WOMAT/AFR/BEC/15

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/BEC/15
Title:
Rietfontein'. Created by 'H.S.P. Simon Capt. Duke of Cornwall's L[ight].I[nfantry]. May. 1910.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 map sheet