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'Sketch to Illustrate Report on the Lango-Mutineer Expedition, 1901'. 'C. Delmé-Radcliffe...
Catalogue reference: WOMAT/AFR/BEA/55
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- WOMAT/AFR/BEA/55
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Sketch to Illustrate Report on the Lango-Mutineer Expedition, 1901'. 'C. Delmé-Radcliffe Major Uganda Rifles Commanding Lango Field Force'.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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Shows a region to the north and east of a section of the Victoria Nile river in north-western Uganda, indicating vegetation, hydrology, settlements and relief with hachures and spot heights. Shows also the names of local tribal chiefs and routes taken by military units, with a note on the survey methodology
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The sheet includes an erroneous statement of scale.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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'Enclosure V with Nile M.D./1751'. An account of the map's creation is given in: Sir H. Johnston, 'Major Delmé Radcliffe's Map of the Nile Province of the Uganda Protectorate', The Geographical Journal, 21-2 [1903], pp.162-164 with accompanying map, p. 220. An account of the Lango Expedition is given in: The London Gazette, September 12, 1902, pp. 5876-8.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library, Map Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Mat. British East Africa. 55.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Radcliffe, Charles, Knight, army officer, 1864-1937
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 map sheet
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Manuscript: coloured ink, pencil and watercolour on paper; 69 x 55cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/17a25059-ce4f-4f63-a042-d013cfe27535/
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War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
Within the series: WOMAT
War Office 'Material'
Within the sub-series: WOMAT/AFR
'Material - Africa'.
Within the sub-sub-series: WOMAT/AFR/BEA
'Material. British East Africa.'
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'Sketch to Illustrate Report on the Lango-Mutineer Expedition, 1901'. 'C. Delmé-Radcliffe Major Uganda Rifles Commanding Lango Field Force'.