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221. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49
Title:
Gallabat to Dangila via Sarako.' Created by 'Major R.E. Cheesman 1930-31
Scope & Content:
Map sheet and report of exploratory expedition from Dangila in north-western Abyssinia to Gallabat in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930-1931
Extent:
1 map sheet and 21 folios

222. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49/1
Title:
Lithograph
Scope & Content:
Compass traverse undertaken in 1930-31 to investigate a course for a motor road. Covers a 150-mile route from Dangila north-westwards to Gallabat to a width of approximately 15 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, hachures and spot heights, triangulation points, roads and tracks, set...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 map sheet

223. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49/2
Title:
'Route Report and Compass Survey of Three Hitherto Unsurveyed Mule Track Ascents of the Escarpment in the Neighbourhood of Dangila.'
Scope & Content:
Diary with sketches and analysis to accompany the southern section of the compass traverse at ABY/49/1. Note: There are 2 copies of page 15.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930
Extent:

21 folios

224. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50
Title:
Roseires & Lake Tana, Country between.' - War Office ledger. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation
Scope & Content:
Map sheet and accompanying report of an expedition to investigate a dry-weather road route between Lake Tsana in north-western Abyssinia and Roseires in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The surveyor and report author is stated as David F. Giboney. Note: The spelling 'Tana' is used in the War Office ledger...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 map sheet and 42 folios

225. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50/1
Title:
'The Country Between Roseires and Lake Tsana'
Scope & Content:
Compass traverse and plane table survey covering the 300-mile expedition route between Lake Tsana and Roseires. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, the international boundary and place names. The accompanying report (ABY/50/2) describes the survey contributi...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 map sheet

226. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50/2
Title:
Route Report from Dangila, Abyssinia to Menze, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Scope & Content:
Report covering that part of the expedition route from Dangila in north-western Abyssinia to Menze on the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan frontier. Describes the expedition, survey methodology and the potential for road construction. Incorporates a covering letter from C.F. Conn, Secretary to The J.G. Whit...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:

42 folios

227. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/51

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/51
Title:
'Reconnaissance Profile of Proposed Highway Route from Roseires to Bahrdar Giorgis'. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'. 1931
Scope & Content:
Long profile of 300-mile proposed dry-weather road from Roseires in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Bahrdar Giorgis on the southern shore of Lake Tsana in north-western Abyssinia. Portrays altitudes above sea level, distances from Roseires and place names. Horizontal scale 1:1,000,000. 'Geograp...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 map sheet

228. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/52

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/52
Title:
'Reconnaissance Map of Proposed Highway Route from Gulva to Dangila'. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'. 1931
Scope & Content:
Covers a 180-mile proposed dry-weather road route between Gulva and Dangila in north-western Abyssinia to a width of approximately 3 miles, with significant features depicted up to 30 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, roads and tracks, settlements and place names, a...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
5 map sheets

229. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/54

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/54
Title:
'Dangila to Eritrea (via Simen).' Created by 'Major R.E. Cheesman 1931'
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
4 map sheets

230. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/55

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/55
Title:
'Gore (W. Abyssinia). Plans of Aeroplane Landing-ground & Surroundings.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Sketch map, lithograph and associated correspondence relating to the aeroplane landing-ground at Gore in western Abyssinia.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:

2 map sheets and 3 folios