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'Transvaal Manoeuvre Area. Surveyed by Capt. C. St B. Sladen Royal].E[ngineers]. & Lt. K.W. Lee R[oyal].F[ield].A[rtillery]. 1910/11.' - War Office ledger. Lithographs
Survey and compilation materials of the Transvaal Manoeuvre Area in central southern Transvaal. Three lithographs, with a duplicate copy of each, as follows:1. Sheet comprising 2 maps: > Map No. I. 'South Africa. Manoeuvres. 1910. Sketch Map to Accompany General Idea'. Scale 1:2,977,920. Covers Transvaal and a corridor through Portuguese East Africa to the Indian Ocean. Portrays hydrology, selected relief by hachures, roads, railways, settlements and place names. Redrawn from WOOS/20/3/4/2. > Map III. 'Country Round Koster Station Shewing Action on 6th August 1910.' Scale 1:63,360. Covers Koster and the surrounding area to a radius of approximately 6 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, farm boundaries' place names and military positions at various times throughout the day. Reproduced from WOOS/20/3/4/2 with some redrawing. 2. Sheet comprising 3 maps: > Plan I, 'Koster Redoubt', topographical map, scale 1:4,800, signed Captain S.T. Cargill R.E. Reduced from WOOS/20/3/4/1. Note that the scale is incorrectly stated on this reduced sheet. > Plan II, 'Koster Redoubt', plan of fort, scale 1:720, with cross-section, signed Captain S.T. Cargill R.E. Reduced from WOOS/20/3/4/1. > Plan III, 'Sketch Map of Koster', topographical map depicting a 3-mile radius of the town, scale 1:63,360. Reproduced from WOOS/20/3/4/1 by Captain S.T. Cargill R.E., with some redrawing. These topographical maps portray hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, railways, settlements, isolated buildings and place names; Plan II also depicts military installations and the positions of forces.3. Sheet comprising a single field sketch: > Map IV, 'White Position at Koster 6th August 1910', annotated field sketch drawn from the 'White Position' approximately 1 mile south of Koster, looking north. Reproduced from WOOS/20/3/4/1 with some redrawing.
The British LibraryCargill, Sidney Temple, 1879-1950, army officer, Surveyor. Lee, Kenneth Willoughby, 1886-1916, army officer, Surveyor. Sladen, Charles, St Barbe, 1872-1917, army officer, Surveyor.
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