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'Uganda' 'Made with 6 inch compass from known points J W Brooke Fenay Hall Huddersfield'.
Catalogue reference: WOMAT/AFR/BEA/126
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This record is a file about the 'Uganda' 'Made with 6 inch compass from known points J W Brooke Fenay Hall Huddersfield'. dating from 1904.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WOMAT/AFR/BEA/126
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Uganda' 'Made with 6 inch compass from known points J W Brooke Fenay Hall Huddersfield'.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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Shows a portion of eastern Uganda Protectorate and western East Africa Protectorate, indicating hydrology, relief with form lines, spot heights, roads, paths, railway, tribal regions, settlements and the routes of survey parties, with descriptions of topography, vegetation, cultivation, geology and population. The map is a variant state of IDWO sheets 1429 b & d including data deriving from an East Africa Syndicate expedition of 1903-04 to the north and west of Lake Rudolf
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The War Office ledger gives a date of 1902, but Brooke's expedition was 1903-04 - Geographical Journal Vol XXV, May 1905
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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An account of the expedition is given in: J.W. Brooke, 'A Journey West and North of Lake Rudolf', The Geographical Journal, XXV-5 [1905] pp.525-31with accompanying map, p. 588. Earlier states of this map are held at BL 2358.h.6; BL Maps MOD IDWO 1429; and BL Maps WOOG/326.
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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. 126.
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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)
- Brooke, John Weston, army officer and explorer, 1880-1908
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 map sheets
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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)
- Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and pencil; 96 x 71cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1a99deec-dc23-42bc-891c-d8a2b2395713/
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WOMAT
War Office 'Material'
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This record is held at British Library, Map Library
Within the fonds: WOA
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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'Uganda' 'Made with 6 inch compass from known points J W Brooke Fenay Hall Huddersfield'.