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Creation date derived from accession stamp. This map is a copy of a 1903 tracing filed at WOMAT/AFR/ABY/12/1, and contains detail at the northern edge now lacking from that tracing.
Sheets are numbered 1 to 22; another is lettered 'D'; and another, imperfect on transfer, is of indeterminate designation. Another unnumbered sheet covers the same geographical extent as Sheet 1, although the survey detail is different. There is also a supplementary sheet to Sheet 5. Sheets 1 (...
'Road from Harrar to Elgobaia & Elgobaia to Tukkawaka' - War Office ledger
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Sheet comprises 2 road corridor maps of approximately 5 miles width, extending 50 miles south-eastwards from Harrar in eastern Abyssinia: Harrar to Elgobaia (40 miles) Elgobaia to Tukka Waka (10 miles) Portrays hydrology, relief by approximate contours and hachures, roads, settlements, camps and...
Covers an area of approximately 2 miles radius around Harrar in eastern Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and rock drawing, vegetation, roads, settlements, camps, significant buildings, the town wall and place names, and includes topographical notes. Scale derived by reference...
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....
'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...
