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Place Addis Abeba, Abyssinia Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Digitised Manuscripts (unavailable) Material Type Maps and Plans

1. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/5

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/5
Title:
'Route Addis Abeba N[orth].W[est]. to Metemma. Compass Survey. Author: Mr Baird' - War Office ledger.
Scope & Content:
Route taken by Mr John Baird on a journey from Addis Abeba to Metemma in north-western Abyssinia. Originally comprising 3 ferro-gallic prints numbered 1 to 3, the War Office ledger records them as designated for destruction in 1963, although an adjacent manuscript note reads 'Sheet 1 & 2 on...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
1 map sheet

2. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/32

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/32
Title:
'Addis Abbeba to Boma, Lake Rudolf & Baringo. (E[ast]. A[frica]. P[rotectorate].)'. Created by Mr A. C. Hoey, 'Dec. 1909'.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
3 map sheets