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WOMAT/AFR/BCA/31
- Record Id:
- 040-003379583
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100047675196.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/BCA/31
- Title:
- 'Shire Highlands Railway Index Plan'. Created by 'B.C.A. Co.' - War Office ledger
- Scope & Content:
-
Covers an area of southern British Central Africa extending from Port Herald approximately 100 miles northwards to Zomba. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, railways, roads and tracks, settlements and significant buildings, international boundaries and place names. Highlights the proposed route of the Shire Highlands Railway from Port Herald to Blantyre.
The map is undated, but was made after the incorporation of the British Central Africa Company in 1902, and before the map's accession date stamp of 1907.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375098
040-003379583 - 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/31 : 'Shire Highlands Railway Index Plan'. Created by 'B.C.A. Co.' - War Office ledger - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0002]/038-003375098[0024]/040-003379583
- 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/31 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1902
- End Date:
- 1907
- Date Range:
- [between 1902-1907]
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:250,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 34.7500,-15.2500,35.7500,-17.2500
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 34°45’0”-E 35°45’0”/S 17°15’0”-S 15°15’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Printed, with manuscript additions, on paper (backed with card); 104 x 55cm
- Custodial History:
- 'Mr. Stanford' - War Office ledger
- Former External References:
- E40:7(5)
Mat. British Central Africa. 31. - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- "Ordoverax" photo-print. B.J. Hall & Co. Ltd., 39, Victoria Street, London. S.W.