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- ItemPlan shewing the position of all the government buildings at King William's Town, Co[unty] of Middelsex, British Kaffraria. [Map 26](1853-10-04) Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; Dudswell, G.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersFort Hill, first built in 1835, is shown. The plan also sets out military and government structures in King William's Town after the Eighth Frontier War of 1850-1853.
- ItemSketch 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](1851-05-17) Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Stace, William C.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap shows Fort Pato situated between Fort Murray to the west and Forts Grey and Glamorgan along the Buffalo River to East London. The fort was named after Phato (ca. 1785-1869).
- ItemSketch of the mouth of the Buffalo River previous to 1st Feby. 48 [Map 17](1848-02-12) Walpole, John; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe map shows soundings up the River for two miles and the very few buildings extant in the area. A new harbour was being established here in 1848 and named East London.
- ItemSketch shewing the site of the new military post at Fort Murray, County Lincoln, British Kaffraria. [Map 19](1850-09-20) Stanton, Edward; Robertson, Charles Duesbury.; Inglis, T.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersShows the old and new Fort Murray and a cross section of the ground on which the new Fort was erected. The Buffalo River and the roads to King William's Town and East London are also shown.