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'Approaches to Ladysmith. S[igne]d J.A. Mackenzie-Grieve, Major R[oyal].A[rtillery]. November 1897'.
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Composite bromide. Prismatic compass survey covering an 8-mile radius around Ladysmith in western Natal. Portrays hydrology, relief by shading, vegetation, roads, railways, telegraphs, settlements, public buildings, isolated buildings, fences and place names. The sheet bears the note 'From F 19...
Graphic index to Material Somaliland; also shows a selection of District sheets, boundary surveys, field sheets and aerial photography. Base map is GSGS 1781 (revised 1906), filed at Maps MOD GSGS 1781, and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, form lines and rock drawing, vegetation, road...
Plan of Swakopmund'. Signed by 'C.D. Carpendale, Commander R.N. March 1909.
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Town plan of Swakopmund in western German South West Africa. Covers coastline and town, extending approximately ½ mile inland. Portrays hydrology and coastal features, including beach detail, rock outcrops and soundings, roads, railways, buildings, piers and place names, including those of indiv...
'Sketch Map of Natal Government Telegraphs'. Signed by 'R.W. Weightman - Telegraph Engineer.' 1903.
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Covers the whole of Natal Colony. Portrays government, railway and projected telegraph lines with instrumentation; also telephone lines. Telegraph stations are named, and lines are portrayed extending into neighbouring countries where applicable; additional lines are shown as manuscript annotatio...
'Отчетная Карта Географическаго положения хреьта Императора Николай II ь Ефиопию'. Created by 'Lt. Gen. Boguliubof' - War Office ledger
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Title translation: 'Reporting Map. Geographical position of the mountain ranges. Emperor Nicholas II. Ethiopia'. Covers an area of south-eastern Abyssinia (Аьиссиния) extending approximately 280 miles north and 150 miles east from Lake Rudolf (Озеро Рудольфь). Includes the southern part of the ...
'Route Addis Abeba N[orth].W[est]. to Metemma. Compass Survey. Author: Mr Baird' - War Office ledger.
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Route taken by Mr John Baird on a journey from Addis Abeba to Metemma in north-western Abyssinia. Originally comprising 3 ferro-gallic prints numbered 1 to 3, the War Office ledger records them as designated for destruction in 1963, although an adjacent manuscript note reads 'Sheet 1 & 2 on...
'Addis Abeba to Fazokli.' - War Office ledger. Created by Brevet Major C.W. Gwynn R.E.
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Adjoining plane table sheets, numbered 1 to 7, depicting a 400-mile corridor of approximately 50 miles width between Adis Ababa and Jebal Fazokli in western Abyssinia. The sheets portray hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, settlements, place names and the route taken, and include t...
Countries of the Jidda, Jeelé, Liban, Adda, Choré, Wata, Wargi, Arusi & Koreyu Gallas. Alfred E. Pease's Road Map 1901
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Covers an area of central Abyssinia extending from Adis Ababa 65 miles southwards to Lake Zwai and 80 miles eastwards to Mount Fantali. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, spot heights and hill shading, roads, settlements and place names, and includes topographical, ethnographic and expedi...
'Addis Abbaba to the Sobat R., via L. Rudolf.' - War Office ledger. Created by Captain M.S. Wellby
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Route map showing a journey completed by Captain Wellby as a route-finding exercise from Addis Ababa to the White Nile, of which the Sobat River is a tributary. Comprises plane table sheets numbered 1 to 19 and covers a journey mostly within south-western Abyssinia from Addis Ababa 400 miles so...
