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'Map showing surveys Berbera-Harrar-Zeila' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Graphic index showing the extent of four surveys, one of which falls entirely within British Somaliland. Drawn on to a topographical base map T[opographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 1675 published by the War Office (1907) and portraying hydrology, roads and tracks, railways, settlements...
Covers a 680-mile route along the southern Abyssinia border from Dolo in the east to Mount Naita in the west. 'Reproduced in 3 sheets 1/500,000 G[eographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]. 2485 (Anglo Ab[yssinia]. b[oun]d[ar]y) See also R[oyal].G[eographical].S[ociety]. map 1/2,000,000'. - War O...
'Work by Cavalry sketching case.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Traverse covering a 280-mile route from Malka Sala on the southern Abyssinia border south-westwards to Eil Wak and then northwards to Banissa to a width of approximately 4 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, wells, place names and survey sight lines, a...
'Revised Draft. S.& S.W. of Addis Abbaba.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'C.W. Gwynn Major R.E. 10.12.09.'
Scope & Content:
Compilation of the plane table surveys produced at ABY/27/1/2 and ABY/27/1/3 depicting the routes taken from Murle and Maji respectively by the Anglo-Abyssinian Boundary Commission on return from the southern Abyssinia boundary to Addis Abbaba . (Note: Murle is just outside the southern limit of...
'Africa. Sheets 67.J,K,L,N,O,P. with M[anu]S[cript]. Add[itio]ns. showing extent of Maj.Gwynn's work.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Graphic index showing the extent of the northern sheets of the Southern Abyssinia Boundary Commission preliminary surveys filed at ABY/27/1. The base maps are from T[opographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]., No. 1764 (all dated 1905), filed at Maps MOD TSGS 1764, and portray hydrology, relief ...
Shows a series of route traverses covering the 50-mile journey in eastern Abyssinia from Jig Jiga to Harrar. Plotted on to a base map of series T[opographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]., No. 1764, (Provisional) Sheet 68-M, dated 1907, portraying hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heigh...
Plane table sketch to check the positions of Herreder and Anano
Scope & Content:
Sketch depicting the positions of Herreder and Anano hills, approximately 30 miles east-southeast of Harrar. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, survey sight lines and place names. Detail is confined to within approximately 5 miles of the hills. The position of Herreder ...
Traverse in eastern Abyssinia extending 120 miles north-eastwards and also 190 miles south-eastwards from Harrar to a width of approximately 10 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, settlements, camps, wells, place names and the expedition route, and includes topograph...
Covers an area approximately 200 miles to the north, east and south of Harrar in eastern Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, railways, settlements, tribal territories and place names. The sheet bears the typescript note 'Map copied from Map of Abyssinia, (Provisional Issue), compiled by War Office,...
