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Sudan: Gemaizah (near Suakin). Two maps and one view, illustrating a battle between...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/274
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- WO 78/274
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1888
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Sudan: Gemaizah (near Suakin). Two maps and one view, illustrating a battle between British and Egyptian forces and [Mahdist Sudanese] forces. (1) Rough pencil sketch map, showing trenches, with sections. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 150 yards. Signed by C E Lloyd. (2) 'Sketch of Action of Gamaiza on 20 December 1888 showing disposition for Attack': view showing the position of Mahdist defences; lithographed. Sketched by Captain J G Maxwell. Coloured MS additions show the disposition and movements of British and Egyptian forces. (3) 'Sketch of Action near Suakin December 20 1888': faded, duplicated copy of a rough sketch map. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 440 feet [12 inches to 1 mile or 1:5,280]. MS additions show the disposition of British, Egyptian and 'Dervish' forces. Dimensions: (1) 28 cm x 37 cm; (2) 27 cm x 43 cm; (3) 34 cm x 51 cm.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 3233
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