Item MFQ 1/906/1-2 - 2 maps of the area (now in Northern Cape province, South Africa) between Reetfontein and...

2 maps of the area (now in Northern Cape province, South Africa) between Reetfontein and the Orange River, showing the boundaries with German South-West Africa (now Namibia) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana). (2) shows additional territory east of the River Molopo as far as Upington. Both also show roads, lakes, districts, beacons and triangulation markers. Reference notes on triangulation. Scale: 1 inch to 2,000 roods. (1) noted as a copy and signed: C Newman Thomas, Chief Compiler, Surveyor General's Office, 16 January, 1895. (2) dated 30 March 1895. Dimensions: (1) 98 cm x 50 cm; (2) 109 cm x 54 cm. (1) Originally accompanying a copy of a memorandum from Jon Smuts, Imperial Secretary to the Imperial German Consul General, Cape Town, 15 January, 1895; the memorandum was enclosed in Colonial Office despatch 2220: 'South Africa.Rietfontein: Boundary': 16 January 1895. (2) Originally accompanying a memorandum from the Intelligence Division, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, SW, 27 March 1895, which was enclosed in Colonial Office despatch 3779: 'South Africa. W. Boundary of B. Bechd.', 11 February 1895.

The National Archives >> Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held at the Public Record Office, Kew >> Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series of records held at the Public Record Office, Kew, from 1977 >> 4 items, numbered (1)-(2), (4) and (6) extracted from CO 417/153. Detailed descriptions are given at item level.

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