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WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44
- Record Id:
- 040-003379889
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100047926798.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44
- Title:
- 'Nyasaland Railways Sketch Map'. Created by 'Nyasaland Railways Ltd.' - War Office ledger
- Scope & Content:
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Portrays a proposed railway extension from Blantyre 150 miles northwards to Domira Bay.
Covers an area of southern and central Nyasaland extending approximately 100 miles west and 240 miles north from Blantyre. Portrays hydrology, existing and proposed railways, roads, settlements, missions, place names and international boundaries.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375098
040-003379889 - 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/44 : 'Nyasaland Railways Sketch Map'. Created by 'Nyasaland Railways Ltd.' - War Office ledger - Contains:
- WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44/1 : Sketch Map with Railways and Roads highlighted
WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44/2 : Sketch Map
WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44/3 : Nyasaland Railway
Click here to View / search full list of parts of WOMAT/AFR/BCA/44 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0002]/038-003375098[0029]/040-003379889
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 map sheets and 1 folio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1934
- Date Range:
- 1933-1934
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- E40:7(6)
E40:7(7)
Mat. Nyasaland. 44. - Administrative Context:
- 'Used on 1:5-M. Africa' - War Office ledger
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Nyasaland Railways Limited, 1930-1966
- Places:
- Blantyre, Blantyre, British Central Africa
Domira Bay, Central Angoniland, British Central Africa - Related Material:
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An account of the railway extension from Blantyre to Domira Bay is given at:
- 'Pioneering in Nyasaland', Railway Wonders of the World, (2016) - http://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/nyasaland-railways.html [accessed 10/08/2017]