Mapping The Colonies: The Directorate of Overseas Surveys' Unexpected Second Chapter

Following World War II, the British government created the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) to aerially photograph, survey and map 55 Commonwealth countries across the globe, including nearly two dozen across Africa. The photographic collection of approximately 1.7 million images is now held by...

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Main Author: Sheila Masson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Western Cape, Centre for Humanities Research and the History Department 2025-05-01
Series:Kronos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-01902025000100011&lng=en&tlng=en
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