Sketch of Operations on E. of Lake Shirwa. Aug. 1897'. Signed by 'F.G. Poole, Lieut. A.F. 18.8.97.
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Map produced in support of operations against Chief Serumba of the Anguru during the Lake Shirwa Expedition in south-eastern British Central Africa. Covers the south-eastern portion of Lake Shirwa extending 40 miles southwards to Fort Lister and 40 miles eastwards into Portuguese East Africa. P...
Sketch of Country East and West of Fort Alston (M'Wasis) British Central Africa'. Signed 'R. Skeffington Smyth Captain Coldstream Guards 19.2.98.
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Covers the land either side of the main caravan track between Kota Kota on the west shore of Lake Nyassa (via Fort Alston and Fort Jameson) to Kambweri in British South Africa Territory. Sheet depicts hydrology, relief by shading and spot heights, settlements and communications. The positioning...
Sketch map to illustrate the routes in the Territories of the Companhia do Nyassa taken by the expedition sent out by the Search Syndicate Ltd. Sept. 1906 - April 1907.' Plan No. 5.' 'By L.H.L. Huddart
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Reproduction of a fair drawing covering the area between the Rovuma and Lurio rivers in north-eastern Mozambique. Shows relief by form lines, hydrology, settlements, communications, international boundaries and place-names. The second sheet is a printed version of the central portion of the map...
'Addis Abbaba to the Sobat R., via L. Rudolf.' - War Office ledger. Created by Captain M.S. Wellby
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Route map showing a journey completed by Captain Wellby as a route-finding exercise from Addis Ababa to the White Nile, of which the Sobat River is a tributary. Comprises plane table sheets numbered 1 to 19 and covers a journey mostly within south-western Abyssinia from Addis Ababa 400 miles so...
Addis Abbaba to Blue Nile. McMillan's Exped[itio]n. June 1903.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'L[ieutenan]t. G. Ramsay-Fairfax 8.10.03.
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Covers the preliminary march from Addis Abbaba to the Blue Nile near Debra Markos in western Abyssinia prior to the expedition proper downstream along the Blue Nile. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, settlements, place names and the expedition route with campsites, and includes topographic...
'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...
Bechuanaland Protectorate.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'F.W. Panzera. Lt. Col. Acting Res[iden]t. Commissioner Bech[uanalan]d. Protectorate. 25:2:05.
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Whole-country general map. Detail in remoter areas tends to be concentrated around expedition routes. Portrays hydrology, relief by delimiting lines around major upland areas, roads, settlements, place names and administrative boundaries, and includes topographical notes. The sheet bears the no...
'Sheet 38a (Ladysmith); 38b (Upper Tugela); & 38d (Pietermaritzburg). Jackson's Series. with MS Corrections. Corr[ection]s by Lt. Finlayson R.F.A.' - War Office ledger
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Three map sheets titled Ladysmith, Upper Tugela and Pietermaritzburg West in western Natal. Sheets folded in covers bearing the title 'Transvaal (Major Jackson's Series)'. Sheets portray hydrology, relief by occasional spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, railways, telegraph and teleph...