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WOMAT/AFR/BCA/15
- Record Id:
- 040-003379009
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100046962553.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/BCA/15
- Title:
- Anglo-Portuguese Bndy. between L. Shira & L. Nyassa & country E. to Lujenda R.' - War Office ledger. 'Taken from a map by Capt. C. Percival, Rifle Brigade. & 1st. Batt. C.A.R.
- Scope & Content:
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Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, water holes, international boundary with delimiting beacons and place names, and includes topographical notes and summary accounts of military operations. Detail is greater within Portuguese East Africa than in areas extending into British Central Africa.
War Office ledger spelling 'Shira' appears as 'Shirwa' on the map face.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375098
040-003379009 - 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/15 : Anglo-Portuguese Bndy. between L. Shira & L. Nyassa & country E. to Lujenda R.' - War Office ledger. 'Taken from… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0002]/038-003375098[0009]/040-003379009
- 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/15 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1901
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- 1901-1904
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:250,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 34.8333,-13.2000,36.3333,-15.2500
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 34°50’0”-E 36°20’0”/S 15°15’0”-S 13°12’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Manuscript: coloured ink, watercolour and pencil on tracing linen; 104 x 77cm
- Former External References:
- E38:15(2)
Mat. British Central Africa. 15. - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
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Date range derived from military operation notes on map face and Intelligence Division War Office Map Room date stamp. Scale obtained from War Office ledger.
'[Affects sheet] 111-H & L as far as bdy. is concerned. This is superseded by Matl. 34.' - War Office ledger
'With Orgl W. of L. Nyasa 10°-11° S. Af. shts. 105K. (MS) & 386 part of [sheet 105] G (Tracing)' - War Office ledger. Sheets not included on transfer.