Cory Library and Historical Archives

Inspection of telegraph line

Item

McKay, G.,Brownlee, C., “Inspection of telegraph line”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10929

Title

Inspection of telegraph line

Description

Inspection of telegraph line - G. McKay, East London to Potsdam - C. Brownlee, King Williams Town to Potsdam; [comp. by G. McKay?].Scale not stated. 1 sheet 14½" x 22". Manuscript; may be dated "1868".

Creator

McKay, G.,Brownlee, C.

Date Issued

1868

Subject

Telegraph lines

Type

cartographic

Genre

maps

Format

jpg

Extent

1 sheet, 14.5 x 22 in

Language

English

Rights Holder

McKay, G.,Brownlee, C.

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/105127

useGuidelines

Public Domain

Item sets

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pre 1910 Maps

Media

vital_32467+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

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McKay, G.,Brownlee, C., “Inspection of telegraph line”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10929