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- ItemBearings of principal military posts and remarkable peaks visible from proposed sites of signal towers at Hill S of Piet Apples Location, Great Fish River and Hill over Fraser's Camp. [Map 12](1843) Hall, Henry, 1815-1882; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers; Reid, JohnThe original map was by Henry Hall. This is a copy possibly by John Reid. The original signed sketch is in the Cape Archives.
- 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.
- ItemGeneral plan: sketch shewing postion of posts, signal towers &c. &c. [Map 30](1859-12-08) 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, CharlesThe military posts, in the Districts of Albany and Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, are shown on this map.
- ItemJunction of the Little with the Great Fish River, right bank as far as Kooste's Drift in front of Grahamstown. [Map 5](1824-04-03) Stretch, Charles Lennox, 1797-1882.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap shows part of the area of the Deputy-Drosty of Albany between the Great and Little Fish Rivers and the Suurberg mountains (Zuureberg). Grahamstown is shown as well as abandoned military posts.
- ItemMap on the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope and the bordering county of Kafir [sic] tribes, to explain Lt Colonel Lewis's report dated 18th March. [Map 7](1844-10-28) Reid, John; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers; Lewis, Griffith George, 1784-1850.The Map shows the great Fish River as the eastern border of the Colony except for a strip of the coast line going east to just short of the Kei River. This was the frontier subsequent to treaties the Xhosa made with Sir Andries Stockenstroom in December 1836.
- ItemMilitary survey of part of the district of Uitenhage. [Map 2](1822) White, Thomas CharlesThe map depicts Algoa Bay, following to coast to the Gamtoos River mouth, and east to the Swartkops River mouth. The inland area of the map lies between the Winterberg and the border formed by the Gamtoos River to the point at which it becomes the Kouga River.
- ItemPlan of the Eastern Frontier Cape of Good Hope and the adjacent country of the Kaffr [sic] tribes. The red tint[s] shew the present colonial boundary; the military posts are marked in red. [Map 14](1846-12) Reid, John; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersTopographical map giving a view of the eastern frontier before the war of the Axe of 1847. The table of distances between the towns and forts was unusual at the time.
- ItemPlan of the ground in the neighbourhood of Block Drift, near to the Chumie River in British Kaffirland [sic], shewing the position whereon the Commander in Chief has directed a temporary post be erected. S. site of the post called Fort Hare. [Map 15](1846-12-18) Stokes, John; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThis map shows in detail the area in which Fort Hare was built in 1847, after the War of the Axe. It was on the Xhosa side of the Tyhume River.
- ItemPlan of the old and new line of road between Fort Beaufort and flat-roof house. [Map 13](1844) Reid, John; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe map shows the Kat River's east bank and section of a new road being built by the Royal Engineer's between 1837, when Fort Beaufort was founded, and 1845. Garson (1992) attributes the copy to Private John Reid.
- ItemPort Elizabeth, Algoa Bay. [Map 34](1862-03-19) Simmons, Goerge; Renwick, William Turnbull.; Wynyard, Robert Henry, 1802-1864.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap focuses on the coastline and waters of Algoa Bay, showing beacons lighthouses. Dangerous reefs and breakers at Cape Recife are depicted.
- Item[Sketch for a plan of the north-eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope. Map 3](1823-05-08) Bonamy, J; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap depicts a defined area of the Somerset district east of its border with the Graaf-Reinet district. The Sneeuberg range between the Great Brak and Teebus Rivers forms the northern border.
- Item[Sketch for a plan of the north-eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope. Map 4](1823-12-10) Bonamy, J; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe eastern border of the territory is shown by the by the Great Brak River, from its confluence in the south with the Great Fish River, to the point at which it reaches the Ysterberg Peak in the north. The western border is formed by the Seekoei River. There is an inset of a portion of the Seekoei River north of the Agter-Renosterberg.
- Item[Sketch map of ground lying between the Northern boundary of the Cape Colony in 1822 and Kuruman. Map 1](1822-01) Bonamy, J; Corder, H; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap drawn to help sort out the confusing boundary of the north-eastern Cape Colony.
- ItemSketch of ground about Forts Fordyce, District of Beaufort Cape of Good Hope. [Map 21](1852) Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe two Forts Fordyce, one of stone and one of earthwork, located along what was known as the Beaufort/Argyll Road, are shown. The Forts were named after Lieut-Col John Fordyce killed in the vicinity of the Forts 6 November 1851 in the Eighth Frontier War of 1851-53
- 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
- ItemSketch of the District of Albany, Cape of Good Hope. [Map 9](1837) Piers, H. W.; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersMap showing the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony on the Eastern Frontier between it and the Xhosa People, as defined by treaties signed in 1836. Garson (1992) attributes W. H. Piers with the drawing of the map.
- 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 of the route from Whittlesea to Burgersdorp called for by the Qr Mr Genl's letter 21st Octr. 1852. [Map 22](1852-11-02) Tylden, Richard, 1819-1855.; McLintock, W; Great Britain. Army. Royal EngineersThe route on the map passes due north through the districts of North Victoria, Cradock and Albert across the Stormberg Mountains. Smaller roads, settlements along rivers, and certain prominent peaks are shown.