Catalogue description 2 maps of the area (now in Northern Cape province, South Africa) between Reetfontein and...
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Reference: | MFQ 1/906/1-2 |
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Description: |
2 maps of the area (now in Northern Cape province, South Africa) between Reetfontein and the Orange River, showing the boundaries with German South-West Africa (now Namibia) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana). (2) shows additional territory east of the River Molopo as far as Upington. Both also show roads, lakes, districts, beacons and triangulation markers. Reference notes on triangulation. Scale: 1 inch to 2,000 roods. (1) noted as a copy and signed: C Newman Thomas, Chief Compiler, Surveyor General's Office, 16 January, 1895. (2) dated 30 March 1895. Dimensions: (1) 98 cm x 50 cm; (2) 109 cm x 54 cm. (1) Originally accompanying a copy of a memorandum from Jon Smuts, Imperial Secretary to the Imperial German Consul General, Cape Town, 15 January, 1895; the memorandum was enclosed in Colonial Office despatch 2220: 'South Africa...Rietfontein: Boundary': 16 January 1895. (2) Originally accompanying a memorandum from the Intelligence Division, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, SW, 27 March 1895, which was enclosed in Colonial Office despatch 3779: 'South Africa... W. Boundary of B. Bechd.', 11 February 1895. |
Date: | 1895 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Physical condition: | Printed, with MS colouring, on tracing cloth |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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