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Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Congo-Zambesi Watershed Section. Triangulation...
Catalogue reference: TRIG/25
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This record is a file about the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Congo-Zambesi Watershed Section. Triangulation... dating from 1929.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TRIG/25
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Title (The name of the record)
- Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Congo-Zambesi Watershed Section. Triangulation and Boundary Traverses. Topo[graphical]. Survey Traverse Observation Books (office copies).
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1929
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Description (What the record is about)
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Triangulation: 1 volume of bound office copies of Books 1 to 20 filed at TRIG/12 and titled 'Field Observation Books - Triangulation'. Also contains an additional 18 loose pages of observations (16 x 23cm) and 3 pages of 'Beacon Dimensions' (33 x 21cm). Boundary Traverses: 26 volumes of office copies of Topo. Survey Traverse Observation Books (numbered A21, A26 to 40 (including an additional A33a) and A61 to A69) filed at TRIG/15 and TRIG/16 (16 x 23cm). Used in the compilation of Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4044, 7 sheets at scale 1:250,000 dated 1941 filed at Maps X.6262.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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DS 305 E: Bound triangulation volume. DS 305 D: Boundary traverses.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The legal basis of the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-33 can be found at:. Brownlie, Ian, African Boundaries (London: Hurst, 1979), pp.708-12. ; An overview and analysis of the Commission's work can be found at:. Donaldson, John, Wade, Marking Territory: Demarcation of the DRC-Zambia Boundary from 1894 to the Present Day. Doctoral thesis, Durham University - http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/328/ [accessed 28/01/2019]. ; An account of the boundary survey can be found at:. E.R.L. Peake, 'Northern Rhodesia: Belgian Congo Boundary', The Geographical Journal, 83 (1934), 263-77 and map after p.352
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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)
- DS 300 E
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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)
- Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933, 1927-1933
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 27 volumes and 21 pages.
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Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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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; 33 x 21cm and 16 x 23cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2a71bd2d-6ed5-4634-80ef-4124f22ac79a/
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Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Congo-Zambesi Watershed Section. Triangulation and Boundary Traverses. Topo[graphical]. Survey Traverse Observation Books (office copies).