Bearings 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]

Hall, Henry, 1815-1882; Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers; Reid, John

Bearings 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]

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Date

1843

Authors

Hall, Henry, 1815-1882

Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers

Reid, John

Abstract

The original map was by Henry Hall. This is a copy possibly by John Reid. The original signed sketch is in the Cape Archives.

Description

Unsigned. - Scale [1 inch = 44 furloughs; 1:348,480]. - [Between 1843 and 1847]. - 1 coloured manuscript map in ink on fine wove paper; 46 x 40 cm. - Orientation: magnetic north. - Grahamstown Royal Engineers' office stamp 1861; A10; A11 crossed out; A11 on verso crossed out. - Reference table explaining the bearings. - Memo: The points marked in Red denotes [sic] the signal stations.

Keywords

Signal Towers , Eastern Cape (South Africa) , Eastern Frontier

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12430/22891

Collections

Royal Engineer’s maps and Plans (Laidler Collection)

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