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Maji Frontier Mission, 1919' - War Office ledger. Created by 'Major L.F.I. Athill R[oyal]. F[ield]. A[rtillery].
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Sheets numbered 1 to 3, produced as part of an expedition to suppress a border altercation between Abyssinian and Sudanese troops at Kangala in south-eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Compass traverse covering the 360-mile route from Maji in south-western Abyssinia across the border to Kangala and L...
Wanbera-Gubba-Tumha. Prismatic Compass Traverse by Major R.E. Cheesman O.B.E. 1928-29
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A series of linked traverses of approximately 20 miles width covering routes within 100 miles of Wanbera in north-western Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, settlements, camps, the international boundary and the expedition routes, and includes topographical not...
'Reconnaissance Profile of Proposed Highway Route from Roseires to Bahrdar Giorgis'. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'. 1931
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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...
'Reconnaissance Map of Proposed Highway Route from Gulva to Dangila'. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'. 1931
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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...
'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...
'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...
'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...
Covers an area of southern British Central Africa and northern Portuguese East Africa extending approximately 180 miles north and east from the British Central Africa Administration Station at Zomba. Depicts the route from Zomba of the British contingent of the Anglo-Portuguese military expediti...
