File:German East Africa- Railway Additions (WOMAT-AFR-GEA-11-2).jpg
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German East Africa: Railway Additions |
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Portrays new and proposed railway developments in northern German East Africa.Base maps are GSGS 3026 sheets Kilimanjaro and Karagwe (A2) produced at the Ordnance Survey Office in 1915 and 1917 respectively. Sheets portray hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, forests, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, place names and the international border with East Africa Protectorate, and include topographical notes. The series, including these 2 maps, are filed at Maps MOD GSGS 3026. New railway developments and, on Sheet A2, other corrections and additions have been added in manuscript.Sheet A2 bears the name 'Maj. Grogan' in manuscript, and a note in the War Office ledger reads 'Used for A2'.The Kilimanjaro sheet bears the manuscript note 'From E. Af. Expy. Force' and the stamp 'GBE'. |
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| British Library Shelfmark | WOMAT/AFR/GEA/11/2 | |||||||||
| Locations Depicted | East Africa Protectorate, East Africa, 1895-1920
Karagwe, Bukoba, German East Africa, Unspecified Kilimanjaro, East Africa, Unspecified |
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| Centre Point Coordinates | -2.4584,34.1250 | |||||||||
| Date | between 1915 and 1917 | |||||||||
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Grogan, Ewart Scott, 1874-1967, army officer and explorer, Surveyor |
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| Map location | German East Africa | |||||||||
| Scale | Scale 1:300,000 | |||||||||
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| Dimensions | 72 x 91cm and 72 x 86cm | |||||||||
| Medium | Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink, pencil and crayon | |||||||||
| Notes | For more information please see the British Library’s Collection Guide to the War Office Archive. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved on 2018-03-28. | |||||||||
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