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'Rough Map of the Country Traversed during the Baligeni Expedition October 1904.'....
Catalogue reference: WOMAT/AFR/BEA/129
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WOMAT/AFR/BEA/129
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Rough Map of the Country Traversed during the Baligeni Expedition October 1904.'. War Office ledger gives 'Lt. S.W.R. [i.e. S.W.H.] Rawlins 4/K.A.R.' as 'author'.
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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 region to the north-east of Mubale in eastern Uganda Protectorate, indicating relief with form lines, hydrology, tribal regions and settlements. Includes descriptions of vegetation, cultivation, topography and availability of food and water, and records the route and camps of a military expedition sent as a punitive measure against the Baligeni tribe in response to the murder of traders. Also includes a short note about survey methodology and a 'Scale of Time' of '1 Hour = 1 Inch'.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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'With Appdx. ''E'' Uganda I.R. No 24' - War Office ledger.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A brief account of the expedition is given in: Sir John Gray, 'Kakunguru in Bukedi', Uganda Journal, 27, 1 (1963), pp.50-1.
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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. 129.
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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)
- Rawlins, Stuart William Hughes, army officer, 1880-1927
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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 tracing linen; 32 x 41cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1ea76ab1-208b-4cdf-b483-1a0cf749b4b4/
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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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'Rough Map of the Country Traversed during the Baligeni Expedition October 1904.'. War Office ledger gives 'Lt. S.W.R. [i.e. S.W.H.] Rawlins 4/K.A.R.' as 'author'.