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'White Nile from L.Albert to Dufile.' - War Office ledger. '(Sd) C. Delmé Radcliffe...
Catalogue reference: WOMAT/AFR/BEA/53
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This record is a file about the 'White Nile from L.Albert to Dufile.' - War Office ledger. '(Sd) C. Delmé Radcliffe... dating from 1901.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WOMAT/AFR/BEA/53
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'White Nile from L.Albert to Dufile.' - War Office ledger. '(Sd) C. Delmé Radcliffe Maj[or] U[ganda] R[ifles] Entebbe 26.11.01 Copy [?]HR Lt'.
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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 the watercourse and east bank of the Albert Nile river in north-western Uganda, indicating relief with form lines, elevations, hydrology and settlements, with some descriptions of vegetation and topography. Also shows the names of tribes and their chiefs, with a note on the survey methodology and context
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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.
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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. 53.
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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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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)
- Manuscript: coloured ink and pencil on tracing linen; 165 x 95cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/45cb66a1-4796-4672-bfe6-4778b6c54f27/
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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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'White Nile from L.Albert to Dufile.' - War Office ledger. '(Sd) C. Delmé Radcliffe Maj[or] U[ganda] R[ifles] Entebbe 26.11.01 Copy [?]HR Lt'.