Copy 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]
Date
1835
Authors
Piers, H. W.
Stretch, Charles Lennox, 1797-1882.
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers
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Abstract
The 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.
Description
Copy by H. W. Piers. - Scale 2 miles to 2 inches [1:63,360]. - [1835?]. - 1 manuscript map in ink on linen-backed paper; 21 x 25 cm. - Orientation magnetic north. - Grahamstown Royal Engineers' office stamp 1861; B. 29. - A. 28 on verso. - R.Engr. Off. Cape to R.T. [Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Thompson, Commanding Royal Engineer in Cape Town].
Keywords
Amatola Mountains , Fort Cox , Keiskamma River