Royal Engineer’s maps and Plans (Laidler Collection)
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- ItemKing 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](1863-11-23)This plan shows the extent of the Military Reserve in 1863.
- ItemKing 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](1862-07-19)The plan shows a section of the barrack area of the Military Reserve in King William's Town where new barracks and officer quarters were to be erected.
- ItemPort Elizabeth, Algoa Bay. [Map 34](1862-03-19)Map focuses on the coastline and waters of Algoa Bay, showing beacons lighthouses. Dangerous reefs and breakers at Cape Recife are depicted.
- ItemSketch shewing approximately the boundaries of the Borough of King William's Town. [Map 33](1861)After 1858, the Borough of King William's Town was created in British Kaffraria, together with other boroughs.