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WOMAT/AFR/BCA/9
- Record Id:
- 040-003378777
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100046794374.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/BCA/9
- Title:
- Sketch of Operations on E. of Lake Shirwa. Aug. 1897'. Signed by 'F.G. Poole, Lieut. A.F. 18.8.97.
- Scope & Content:
-
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. Portrays hydrology, settlements, place names and part of the Anglo-Portuguese boundary, and includes topographical notes. Also depicts a slave route and the course taken by 'devastating columns'.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375098
040-003378777 - Is part of:
- WOA : War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
WOMAT : War Office 'Material'
WOMAT/AFR : 'Material - Africa'.
WOMAT/AFR/BCA : Material. British Central Africa.
WOMAT/AFR/BCA/9 : Sketch of Operations on E. of Lake Shirwa. Aug. 1897'. Signed by 'F.G. Poole, Lieut. A.F. 18.8.97. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0002]/038-003375098[0006]/040-003378777
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=WOMAT/AFR/BCA/9 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1897
- End Date:
- 1897
- Date Range:
- 1897
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:506,880
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 35.7167,-15.8333,36.2500,-15.0000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 35°43’0”-E 36°15’0”/S 15°0’0”-S 15°50’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Manuscript: ink, crayon and pencil on paper; 33 x 21cm
- Former External References:
- E38:15(1)
Mat. British Central Africa. 9. - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)