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Royal Engineer’s maps and Plans (Laidler Collection)

The Manuscript maps and plans in this collection were drawn in the Eastern Cape, between 1822 and 1870, by the Royal Engineers of the British Army. The emphasis is on military installations in the area.

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Title: Kroonstad Author: Unknown author Date: 1903
Title: Design for a detached skittle-alley for RE barracks, K.W. Town [Map 37] Author: Thorold, Reginald Gother; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1866-03-03
Title: King William's Town; plan shewing Military Reserve (bounded by red) and proposed extension (in yellow); called for by War Office memo 4th September 1863. Natal 8/110. [Map 36] Author: Crozier, Henry; White, Henry Arthur; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1863-11-23
Title: King Williams Town: sketch shewing in yellow the approved site of wattle and daub huts, also the approved sites for Officers Quarters 1. Infantry 2. Cape Mounted Rifles. [Map 35] Author: Johnson, Curtis; Renwick, William Turnbull.; White, Henry Arthur; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1862-07-19
Title: Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay. [Map 34] Author: Simmons, Goerge; Renwick, William Turnbull.; Wynyard, Robert Henry, 1802-1864.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1862-03-19
Title: Sketch shewing approximately the boundaries of the Borough of King William's Town. [Map 33] Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1861
Title: King Williams Town, British Kaffraria: site plan shewing in yellow the position of the several items proposed to be executed during the year 1859-60 [date altered in pencil to] 1860-61. [Map 32] Author: Gubbins, Francis R.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1859
Title: King William's Town, British Kaffraria. [Map 31] Author: Gubbins, Francis R.; Tyler, Edward Saumerez; Bolton, Daniel, 1794-1860.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1859-12-07
Title: General plan: sketch shewing postion of posts, signal towers &c. &c. [Map 30] Author: Tatham, R. B.; Smith, Percy; Bolton, Daniel, 1794-1860.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers; Great Britain. Army. Cape of Good Hope Command. Eastern Province Division; Fanshawe, Charles Date: 1859-12-08
Title: Port Elizabeth. [Map 29] Author: Tatham, R. B.; Smith, Percy; Bolton, Daniel, 1794-1860.; Great Britain. Army. Cape of Good Hope Command. Eastern Province Division; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1859-12-08
Title: King William's Town - British Kaffraria - Rough block plan, to shew the site of the military stores, proposed to be erected, coloured in yellow. [Map 28] Author: Molesworth, Morgan Crofton; Dill, Marcus; Bolton, Daniel, 1794-1860.; Jackson, James (Sir), 1790-1871.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1857-11-26
Title: Sketch shewing position of military posts and German villages on the line of road between East London and Dohne Post, British Kaffraria. [Map 27] Author: Duff, Robert William; Akers, Charles Style; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1857-06-18
Title: Plan shewing the position of all the government buildings at King William's Town, Co[unty] of Middelsex, British Kaffraria. [Map 26] Author: Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Dudswell, G.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1853-10-04
Title: Sketch of ground between the Keiskamma Hoek and Fort Hare shewing the proposed line of waggon road. [Map 25] Author: Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Smith, Joshua H.; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Moody, Hampden Charles Blamire; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1853-07-27
Title: Sketch of ground between the Keiskamma Hoek and Fort Hare shewing the proposed line of waggon road. [Map 24] Author: Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Belfield, Edward; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1853-08-19
Title: Sketch of ground shewing in red the amended line of road from Bailey's [sic] Grave to Keiskamma Hoek. [Map 23] Author: Siborne, Herbert Taylor; Smith, Joshua H.; Robertson, Charles Duesbury; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1853-06-10
Title: Sketch of the route from Whittlesea to Burgersdorp called for by the Qr Mr Genl's letter 21st Octr. 1852. [Map 22] Author: Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; McLintock, W; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1852-11-02
Title: Sketch of ground about Forts Fordyce, District of Beaufort Cape of Good Hope. [Map 21] Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1852
Title: Sketch of ground on right bank of th Buffalo River B. Kaffraria, shewing site selected for an entrenched camp to be named Fort Pato. Vide Genr. Order No 97. [Map 20] Author: Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Stace, William C.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1851-05-17
Title: Sketch shewing the site of the new military post at Fort Murray, County Lincoln, British Kaffraria. [Map 19] Author: Stanton, Edward; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Inglis, T.; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers Date: 1850-09-20

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