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Addis Abbaba to Blue Nile. McMillan's Exped[itio]n. June 1903.' - War Office ledger. Signed by 'L[ieutenan]t. G. Ramsay-Fairfax 8.10.03.
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Covers the preliminary march from Addis Abbaba to the Blue Nile near Debra Markos in western Abyssinia prior to the expedition proper downstream along the Blue Nile. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, settlements, place names and the expedition route with campsites, and includes topographic...
From Holata to the Blue Nile at Kutai Ford'. Signed by 'H.M. Alone Major 2/W[est].I[ndia]. Regt. June 1903.
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Covers an 80-mile road corridor to a width of approximately 8 miles from Holata north-westwards to Kutai Ford in central Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads, tram roads, settlements and place names, and includes topographical notes.
Triangulation & Plane Table Survey of Adis Abeba by B[reve]t. Major C.W. Gwynn DSO. RE. in Season 1901-2.
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Covers an area extending approximately 45 miles south and west of Adis Abeba in central Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads, settlements, survey stations, sight lines and place names, and includes topographical notes.
Sketch of Chelga & its Environs. (S[igne]d) A.C. Parker Bimb[ashi]:'. '8-3.04.
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A plane table survey that covers an area within a 7-mile radius of Chelga in north-western Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and paths, settlements, churches and place names, and includes topographical notes.
Mr. C.H. Walker's Sketch from Dunkur to Buré and Back. Feb. - March. 1906
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Depicts two road corridors of approximately 150 miles length and 15 miles width between Dunkur and Buré in north-western Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements, camps, place names and the outward and return routes, and includes topographical notes.
Sketch of Route from Gambela to Addis Abbaba in 3 Sheets By Bimbashi A.W. Jennings-Bramly. 21/8/07.
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Covers a 370-mile road corridor from Gambela eastwards to Addis Abbaba in western-central Abyssinia to a width of approximately 3 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads, telegraphs, settlements, significant landmarks and place names, and includes topographical an...
Sketch of Road From Nogâra towards Gondar By Mr Armbruster 1907
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Covers a 200-mile road corridor in north-western Abyssinia from Nogâra south-eastwards to Gondar to a width of approximately 8 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads and tracks, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and compilation notes. Sheet...
'Walega. Reproduced at the Intelligence Division War Office from a Map Supplied by the Director of Sudan Surveys.' 'Embodying Route Sketches in W[estern]. Abyssinia. By Capt. Kelly.' - War Office ledger
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Covers part of Walega Province in western Abyssinia. Base map is I[ntelligence].D[ivision].,W[ar].O[ffice]., No. 1489 (Provisional) Sheet 66 L dated 1903 (this edition, although a different printing, is filed at Maps MOD IDWO1489) and portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, ro...
Map of Route between Gambela, Sayo, Gore, Anderach, Jiren, Soddo, Nejo, Mendi, Goha & Gezan. Abyssinia. Compiled at the Survey Office, Khartoum from sketches by Bimb[ashi]. H.H. Kelly. Nov. 1908.
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Sheets numbered 1 to 3. Covers a route traverse in western Abyssinia extending from Gambela 200 miles south-eastwards to Anderacha, then 60 miles north-eastwards to Jiren and a further 400 miles north-westwards to Gezan. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads and tracks...
'Addis Abbeba to Boma, Lake Rudolf & Baringo. (E[ast]. A[frica]. P[rotectorate].)'. Created by Mr A. C. Hoey, 'Dec. 1909'.
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Prismatic compass traverse from south of Baringo in western East Africa Protectorate 750 miles north-eastwards to Addis Abeba in central Abyssinia to a width of approximately 30 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, settlements, camps, place names and the expedition r...
