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Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Meridian Section. Traverse. Topo[graphical]....

Catalogue reference: TRIG/29

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This record is a file about the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Meridian Section. Traverse. Topo[graphical].... dating from 1932.

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TRIG/29
Title
Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Meridian Section. Traverse. Topo[graphical]. Survey Traverse Observation Books.
Date
1932
Description

Traverse observation books (numbered 1 to 20) labelled 'field copy'. Mpanta Meridian section. Note: The following books contain inserted folios (33 x 21cm or smaller) mostly concerning the lengths of field tapes:. Book 5 - 1 folio. Book 11 - 1 folio. Book 12 - 3 folios. Book 14 - 1 folio. Book 15 - 2 folios. Book 16 - 1 folio. Book 17 - 1 folio. Book 18 - 1 folio. Book 19 - 1 folio. Book 20 - 1 folio. 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.

Related material

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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British Library, Map Library
Former department reference
DS 305 D
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933, 1927-1933
Physical description
20 volumes and 13 folios.
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Physical condition
Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and pencil; 16 x 23cm
Record URL
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Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1927-1933. Meridian Section. Traverse. Topo[graphical]. Survey Traverse Observation Books.