Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1911-1914. Whole boundary. Observations and Computations.

Volume of Astronomical Observations by Lieutenant E.M.W. Sealy dated 1913-14. Relates to Congo-Zambezi Watershed Section. Also 38 pages and 1 envelope of accompanying traverse observations. (H2 A8; DS 8; DS 340 A). 3 sets of astronomical observations titled 'Observations for Latitude at Base Camp Chiwakawaka' (8 pages); 'Observations for Azimuth at Mpanta Point' (9 pages); and 'Observations for Time at Mpanta Point' (6 pages). Also 1 envelope. Observed and booked by Capt. R. Walker, R.E. and Lt. O.E. Wynne, R.E., dated 1912. (D8 19; DS 19; DS 340 B). 2 bound volumes of observations numbered I and II and titled 'Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission. 1911-12. Angle Books.' Signed by Capt. R. Walker, R.E. and Lt. O.E. Wynne, R.E. possesses index marker inserts. (DS 300 B). 'Mweru-Tanganyika. Boundary Commission. 1913. Angle Books.' Bound volume of Angle Books numbered 1 to 13. (DS 300 C). Used in the compilation of Geographical Section, General Staff 3338, scale 1:250,000 dated 1916 filed at Maps MOD GSGS 3338.

The legal basis of the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1911-1913 can be found at:. Brownlie, Ian, African Boundaries (London: Hurst, 1979), p.708. ; 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]. ; A description of the Boundary Commission's work and of the survey methodology is given at. · E.A. Steel, 'Zambezi-Congo Watershed', The Geographical Journal, 50 (1917), 180-193.

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