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- ItemCopy of a sketch of the country in the vicinity of the Amatola Mountains; from an actual survey by C. L. Stretch, Capt. P.C. Infantry. [Map 6](1835) Piers, H. W.; Stretch, Charles Lennox, 1797-1882.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe area depicted here fell within the newly proclaimed Province of Queen Adelaide. Fort Cox, overlooking the Kieskamma River and the Amatola Valley, had been constructed in August 1835 by Captain Stretch.
- ItemSketch of ground between the Keiskamma Hoek and Fort Hare shewing the proposed line of waggon road. [Map 24](1853-08-19) Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Belfield, Edward; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe road between Fort Hare and the Keiskamma Hoek Post, passing Fort Cox is shown, as well as the bridle path going up to the Chumie [Tyhume] River and the Amatola Mountains and down to Keiskamma Hoek Post.
- ItemSketch of ground between the Keiskamma Hoek and Fort Hare shewing the proposed line of waggon road. [Map 25](1853-07-27) Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Smith, Joshua H.; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Moody, Hampden Charles Blamire; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThis copy, of Tylden's original map (12th July 1853), has been used the show proposed alternations to the waggon road and the bridle path between Fort Hare and Keiskamma Hoek Post. Apparently by the time the later copy (Map 24) was made in August 1853 Capt. Robertson had been promoted to Major
- ItemSketch of ground shewing in red the amended line of road from Bailey's [sic] Grave to Keiskamma Hoek. [Map 23](1853-06-10) Siborne, Herbert Taylor; Smith, Joshua H.; Robertson, Charles Duesbury; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe new road is shown following the east bank of the Kabula River, a tributary to the Keiskamma River. The road is in the foothills of the Amatola Mountains