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'Dangila to Eritrea (via Simen).' Created by 'Major R.E. Cheesman 1931'
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Sheets numbered 1 to 4. Compass traverse covering a 330-mile route from Dangila in north-western Abyssinia north-eastwards to Adi Quala in southern Eritrea to a width of approximately 12 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, spot heights and hachures, roads and tracks, telegraph lines...
'Air Route:- Kurmuk to Addis Abbaba.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
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Sketch map and lithographs depicting an air route from Kurmuk in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Addis Ababa with intermediate landing places; centred on Gore in western Abyssinia. Note: The spelling 'Addis Ababa' is used on the maps; the variant 'Addis Abbaba' is used in the War Office ledger.
'Saio-Gambela-Gore; Plan & Profile of Existing & proposed roads.' - War Office ledger
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Map sheets and relief profile showing existing and proposed roads in western Abyssinia, together with a list of road altitudes. Covers an area extending approximately 70 miles west and 20 miles north from Gambeila. Produced for the Ethiopian Motor Transport Co Ltd. Note: The spellings 'Sayo' an...
Lake Tana Survey and List of Surrounding Churches. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'
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Map sheets with graphic index covering Lake Tana in north-western Abyssinia; includes associated list of churches. Produced as part of a survey for a proposed dam.
'General map around & West of Lake Tana, showing proposed highways.' - War Office ledger
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Reproductions of an original single-sheet map. Covers routes between Lake Tana in north-western Abyssinia and Roseires 200 miles westwards in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and form lines, proposed roads, existing roads and tracks, telephone lines, settlemen...
'Adis Ababa to Gezan in Sudan.' Created by 'Capt. Taylor RA and [Capt.] Dunlop 1935' - War Office ledger
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Covers a 600-mile journey from Addis Ababa in central Abyssinia westwards along the main caravan route to Gezan in south-eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The spelling 'Adis Ababa' is used in the War Office ledger; the spellings 'Addis Ababa' and 'Adis Abeba' are used on the maps. Dunlop's rank ap...
'Amba Alagi'. Created by 'Lt. Papino - of 1st. Geogr[afico]. Mil[itare].' - War Office ledger
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Bromide copies of manuscript originals. Sheets numbered 1 (South) and 2 (North). Covers an area of approximately 5 miles radius around Amba Alagi in northern Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, form lines and hachures, roads and tracks, settlements and place names, and include...
'British Central Africa. (sheet "h") Blantyre district. I[ntelligence] D[ivision War Office] No 1092 (h) with MS. addns. & corrns.' - War Office ledger
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Produced as part of a projected eight-sheet series (a to h) of British Central Africa; only sheets f and h were published. Covers southern British Central Africa, including the southern part of Lake Chilwa, the Shire River valley and the protectorate capital Zomba. Portrays hydrology, relief b...
Sketch of Country East and West of Fort Alston (M'Wasis) British Central Africa'. Signed 'R. Skeffington Smyth Captain Coldstream Guards 19.2.98.
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Covers the land either side of the main caravan track between Kota Kota on the west shore of Lake Nyassa (via Fort Alston and Fort Jameson) to Kambweri in British South Africa Territory. Sheet depicts hydrology, relief by shading and spot heights, settlements and communications. The positioning...
