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WOOS/20/3/4/1
- Record Id:
- 043-003431717
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100068665744.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100164341346.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOOS/20/3/4/1
- Title:
- Tracings
- Scope & Content:
-
Four tracings as follows:
- Plan I, 'Koster Redoubt', topographical map, scale 1:2,400, signed Captain S.T. Cargill R.E.
- Plan II, 'Koster Redoubt', plan of fort, scale 1:360, with cross-section, signed Captain S.T. Cargill R.E.
- Plan III, 'Sketch Map of Koster', topographical map depicting the town and surrounding area within a 3-mile radius, scale 1:63,360, signed Captain S.T. Cargill R.E.
- Map No. IV, 'White Position at Koster 6th August 1910', annotated field sketch drawn from the 'White Position' approximately 1 mile south of Koster, looking north.
The topographical maps portray hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, isolated buildings and place names; Plan II also depicts military installations and the positions of 'attacking' forces.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002897752
040-003431353
041-003431634
042-003431692
043-003431717 - Is part of:
- WOA : War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
WOOS : War Office 'Original Surveys'
WOOS/20 : 'Transvaal Manoeuvre Area. Surveyed by Capt. C. St B. Sladen Royal].E[ngineers]. & Lt. K.W. Lee…
WOOS/20/3 : Compilation traces, notes and additional compilation materials
WOOS/20/3/4 : Compilation materials for Koster sheet South G-35 I-IV
WOOS/20/3/4/1 : Tracings - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0003]/036-002897752[0019]/040-003431353[0003]/041-003431634[0004]/042-003431692[0001]/043-003431717
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSubItem
- Extent:
- 4 map sheets
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=WOOS/20/3/4/1 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1910
- Date Range:
- 1910
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scales differ
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 26.8667,-25.8917,26.9278,-25.8417
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 26°52’0”-E 26°55’40”/S 25°50’30”-S 25°53’30”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Manuscript: coloured ink and pencil on tracing linen; 50 x 41cm or smaller
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)