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'Sketch of Country traversed by Bayobo Expedition 1904.'. War Office ledger gives...
Catalogue reference: WOMAT/AFR/BEA/130
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- WOMAT/AFR/BEA/130
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Sketch of Country traversed by Bayobo Expedition 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 an area to the east and north of Mubale in eastern Uganda Protectorate, indicating relief with form lines, hydrology, vegetation, cultivation, tribal regions and settlements, with brief descriptions of topography. Also records camps and 'line of advance and general direction of drives' of a military expedition sent in October 1904 as a punitive measure against the Bayobo tribe in response to the murder of traders. Includes short notes about the survey methodology.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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'With Appdx ''G'' Uganda I.R. No 24' - War Office ledger.
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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)
- F/3638
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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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, watercolour and pencil on tracing linen; 42 x 47cm
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8c46954a-b36b-4cb6-87f9-6f29e443237d/
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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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'Sketch of Country traversed by Bayobo Expedition 1904.'. War Office ledger gives 'Lt. S.W.R. [i.e. S.W.H.] Rawlins 4/K.A.R.' as 'author'.