Item MPG 1/975 - 9 items extracted from CO 691/36. Tanganyika (now Tanzania). (1) 'Ethnographical map of Tanganyika Territory...

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MPG 1/975

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9 items extracted from CO 691/36. Tanganyika (now Tanzania). (1) 'Ethnographical map of Tanganyika Territory...

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  • 1911-1922 (Creation)

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9 items extracted from CO 691/36. Tanganyika (now Tanzania). (1) 'Ethnographical map of Tanganyika Territory after Professor K Weule', showing tribal areas and movements. Reference table to tribal areas and languages. Scale: 1 inch to about 95 miles. MS, coloured, on tracing cloth. (2) 'Map of Tanganyika Territory' showing political stations, rivers and place names. Scale: 1 inch to 30 miles. Blueprint. (3) 'Tanganyika Territory 1920', showing forest and game reserves, tribal areas, railways and telegraphs. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to about 150 miles. MS, coloured, on tracing cloth. (4) Tanga Province. Sketch map showing the spread of smallpox epidemic November 1919-February 1920 with rivers and towns. Scale: 1 inch to about 5 miles. MS, coloured. (5) 'Map of environs of Dar es Salaam showing swamps in blue and completed drainage in red'. Scale: 1 inch to 0.4 mile. MS, coloured. (6) Lake Province. 'German measures against sleeping sickness on the Victoria Nyanza 1911'. A map of area on the west and south shores of the Lake, showing infected areas, boundary of closed area, forest reserves, clearing done and to be done. Reference table. MS, coloured. (7) 'Survey of Measures taken to combat S[leeping] S[ickness] in Shirati District. Victoria Nyanza'. A map showing progress of measures and position of police to prevent traffic across Mara River. Reference table. Compass indicator. MS, coloured. (8) 'Incidence of Sleeping Sickness and Distribution of G. Morsitans on the Rovuma River as found by the Germans 1912-1915'. A map of area from Lake Malawi eastward along the river, and south of Songea, showing rivers and towns. Reference table. MS, coloured, on tracing cloth. (9) 'Leprosy in Tanganyika Territory 1920'. A map showing incidence by districts, with towns, rivers, and communications. Reference table. MS, coloured. Dimensions: (1) 27 cm x 21 cm; (2) 70 cm x 68 cm; (3) 19 cm x 20 cm; (4) 32 cm x 21 cm; (5) 30 cm x 20 cm; (6) 38 cm x 35 cm; (7) 35 cm x 38 cm; (8) 32 cm x 58 cm; (9) 40 cm x 32 cm.

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The National Archives >> Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Colonial Office >> Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series of records of the Colonial Office

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