Tanganyika Territory - Game Distribution and Game Reserves (December 1947)'. One of the earliest cartographic representations of Tanzania’s wildlife populations and their distribution, this 1948 map captures colonial Tanganyika’s big game at a moment of great abundance, shortly after these populations had been systematically surveyed and mapped for the first time. Between 1935 and 1947, the government conducted its first coordinated wildlife censuses and ecological surveys, producing the earliest attempts to chart migration routes, dispersal corridors, and hunting zones. During this pioneering work, officials mapped the Serengeti–Maasai Mara wildebeest and zebra migrations, elephant movements, and seasonal grazing ranges—data that first appeared coherently on 1940s Tanganyika survey maps such as this one. Here, elephant, rhino, lion and other mammals remain widespread, and the new game reserves—Seronera, Maswa, Selous and others—have only recently been demarcated. The map predates the severe wildlife declines of the 1970s–1990s, when population pressure, habitat loss and heavy poaching caused devastating losses across many species. . Compiled and printed by the Survey Division, Department of Lands & Mines, Dar es Salaam. Published 1948. Mid 20th century colour survey map sheet. Size 45 x 45 cm | 17.5 x 17.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1948, Atlas of the Tanganyika Territory, Map, Tanganyika, Tanganyika national surveying and mapping authority, Tanzania, Tanzania | German East Africa | Tanganyika & Zanzibar

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