Correspondence received by the Sudan Survey Department relating to the use and reproduction of sketch maps of the aeroplane Landing-ground at Gore and an air route from Kurmuk in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Addis Ababa.
'Air Route:- Kurmuk to Addis Abbaba.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
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
Scope & Content:
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'
Scope & Content:
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.
'Adis Ababa to Gezan in Sudan.' Created by 'Capt. Taylor RA and [Capt.] Dunlop 1935' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
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...
Original list and typescript copy of barometer readings, with covering note. In tabular form, showing place name, aneroid number, reading, time, temperature, correction from diurnal curve, corrected reading, mean and point on sketch (filed at ABY/62/3). The spellings 'Lekemti' and 'Qezan' are ...