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TRIG/45
- Record Id:
- 040-003450972
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003440772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100077210987.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- TRIG/45
- Title:
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Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission North and South of the Zambesi 1904-1906
- Scope & Content:
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The boundary between Rhodesia and Mozambique, North and South of the Zambesi, was described by a Procès-verbaux in 1904 and approved by an Agreement in 1911.
The following are included:
Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission. North of the Zambesi. 1904. Angle Book 1 to 7. Bound volume of 7 Angle Books. Book 1 includes a 4-page introduction to the survey, translated by Lt. E.W. Cox R.E. from an original of unknown language.
Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission. North of the Zambesi. 1904. Angle Book 8 to 14. Bound volume of 7 Angle Books.
Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission. [South of the Zambesi[. 1905. Angle Book 1 to 8. Bound volume of 8 Angle Books. Book 1 includes 2 letters received by Lt. E.W. Cox R.E. from a Portuguese surveyor (in French).
Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission. [South of the Zambesi]. 1905. Angle Book 9 to 15. Bound volume of 7 Angle Books.
'Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission, south of the Zambesi, 1905.' Summary data, including mean lengths of sides, mean latitudes and longitudes of stations, and mean azimuths and reverse azimuths. Printed; 34 x 21cm. 3 pages, recto and verso. (DS 330 A)
'Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission, south of the Zambesi, 1905.' Copy of above. Typescript, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and pencil; 34 x 21cm. 7 pages, recto only. Also 1 envelope. (DS 330 A (Copy))
The observations obtained from these angle books were used in the production of the following maps:
Topographical Section, General Staff No. 2132, Anglo-Portuguese Boundary North and South of the Zambesi, Scale 1:250,000 in 7 sheets dated 1906 and filed at Maps MOD TSGS 2132; compilation material is also held at that reference
Topographical Section, General Staff No. 2268, Triangulation Chart, Anglo-Portuguese Boundary, (North & South of the Zambesi.) 1904-05. Scale 1:1,000,000 dated 1907 and filed at Maps MOD TSGS 2268
Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2610, Anglo-Portuguese Boundary North and South of the Zambesi, Scale 1:1,000,000 dated 1912 and filed at Maps MOD GSGS 2610
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003440772
040-003450972 - Is part of:
- TRIG : War Office/Ministry of Defence Trigonometrical/Geodetic Library Material
TRIG/45 : Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission North and South of the Zambesi 1904-1906 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003440772[0045]/040-003450972
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: TRIG
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 volumes and 10 pages
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1905
- Date Range:
- 1904-1905
- Era:
- CE
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 29.5000,-17.0000,34.5000,-13.0000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 29°30’0”-E 34°30’0”/S 13°0’0”-S 17°0’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and pencil; 22 x 19cm
- Former External References:
- DS 330 A
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission North and South of the Zambesi 1904-1906, 1904-1906
Cox, Edgar William, army officer, 1882-1918 - Places:
- Mozambique, Africa
Rhodesia, Africa
River Zambesi, East Africa - Related Material:
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A brief background to the Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission North and South of the Zambesi, together with a detailed description of the boundary, is provided in:
- I. Brownlie, African Boundaries (London: Hurst, 1979)