Graphic index showing the extent of surveys, some of which are filed at WOMAT/AFR/ABY; some also extend into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, British East Africa and Eritrea. Drawn on to a base map tracing portraying hydrology, railways, settlements, international boundaries and place names. The graphic ind...
'Map showing surveys Berbera-Harrar-Zeila' - War Office ledger
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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...
Title translation: 'Route map Djibouti - Lake Rudolf.' Covers a 750-mile expedition corridor from Djibouti in French Somaliland south-westwards to the northern shore of Lake Rudolf in southern Abyssinia to a width of approximately 100 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads, rail...
'Country N.of L.Rudolf to Omo R.' - War Office ledger
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Covers an area of the Omo River valley extending approximately 280 miles north-eastwards from Lake Rudolf; detail extends further on the east bank than the west. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and hill shading, roads, settlements, camps, elephant habitats, place names and tribal names....
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
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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.'
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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
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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...