Correspondence received by the Sudan Survey Department relating to the use and reproduction of sketch maps of the aeroplane Landing-ground at Gore and an air route from Kurmuk in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Addis Ababa.
'Air Route:- Kurmuk to Addis Abbaba.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
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Sketch map and lithographs depicting an air route from Kurmuk in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Addis Ababa with intermediate landing places; centred on Gore in western Abyssinia. Note: The spelling 'Addis Ababa' is used on the maps; the variant 'Addis Abbaba' is used in the War Office ledger.
Untitled map covering a 520-mile flying route from Kurmuk eastwards to Addis Ababa. Portrays hydrology, indicative relief, railways, settlements, place names, international boundaries and the flying route. Also includes 2 unscaled strip map insets showing flying directions to Gore from the east a...
Lithograph covering a 520-mile flying route from Kurmuk eastwards to Addis Ababa. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines (around significant peaks on flight path only), railways, settlements, place names, international boundaries and the flying route. Also includes 2 unscaled strip map insets ...
'Supplementary Sketches By Captain. E.N. Erskine 1935 to Accompany his Maps of 'Air Route Kurmuk - Addis Ababa & Gore Landing Ground'
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Lithograph depicting unscaled relief profiles looking eastwards and westwards from Gore. Portrays relief outlines with bearings and place names. The sheet bears the note 'Reproduced by the Sudan Survey Dept Khartoum, March, 1936 from a sketch supplied by the author. (Topo. No. S.532-36).'
'Saio-Gambela-Gore; Plan & Profile of Existing & proposed roads.' - War Office ledger
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Map sheets and relief profile showing existing and proposed roads in western Abyssinia, together with a list of road altitudes. Covers an area extending approximately 70 miles west and 20 miles north from Gambeila. Produced for the Ethiopian Motor Transport Co Ltd. Note: The spellings 'Sayo' an...
Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, roads and tracks, proposed roads, settlements, place names and engineering structures, and includes engineering notes. Detail extends approximately 1 mile from the road.
Relief profile of proposed road running approximately 6o miles westwards from Baro Cala to Mattoh. Portrays elevations, place names and the location of proposed engineering structures. Horizontal scale 1:63,360.
