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11. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/39

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/39
Title:
Tana Mission Routes between Lake Tana and Roseires.' Signed by 'G.Y.K[arkanis].
Scope & Content:
Map sheet and amendment tracing to portray the 200-mile mission routes between Lake Tana in north-western Abyssinia and Roseires in south-eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The missions were undertaken in 1920-21 to investigate the prospects of a dam to regulate the flow of the Blue Nile.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
2 map sheets

12. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/40

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/40
Title:
'Abyssinia:- Compilation in 35 sheets with index. (Con. Signs, Notes etc typewritten, in dup).' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Map series with graphic index, conventional signs reference sheet and compilation history. Provides full country coverage of Abyssinia. Some sheets were later used to compile series GSGS 3989 and OR 788.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917-1930
Extent:
36 map sheets and 64 folios

13. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/45

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/45
Title:
'Traverse from Hawash to Lake Assale.' - War Office ledger. Created by L.M. Nesbitt
Scope & Content:
Traverse sheets and compilation portraying L.M. Nesbitt's 500-mile south to north crossing of the Danakil Desert, north-eastern Abyssinia in 1928. Note: The confirmed spelling 'Awash' appears on the map face; the unconfirmed variant 'Hawash' appears in the title. Note: Minor discrepancies in p...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1928-[1934]
Extent:
8 map sheets

14. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/47

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/47
Title:
Compass traverse, Gorei-Sayo-Kurmuk'. Created by 'E.N. Erskine
Scope & Content:
Unadjusted traverse undertaken in 1929 and covering a 200-mile route from Gorei in western Abyssinia north-westwards towards Kurmuk in western Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to a width of approximately 15 miles. Portrays hydrology, indicative relief and form lines, roads and tracks, telephone lines, settl...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930-1932
Extent:
4 map sheets

15. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/49
Title:
Gallabat to Dangila via Sarako.' Created by 'Major R.E. Cheesman 1930-31
Scope & Content:
Map sheet and report of exploratory expedition from Dangila in north-western Abyssinia to Gallabat in eastern Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1930-1931
Extent:
1 map sheet and 21 folios

16. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/50
Title:
Roseires & Lake Tana, Country between.' - War Office ledger. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation
Scope & Content:
Map sheet and accompanying report of an expedition to investigate a dry-weather road route between Lake Tsana in north-western Abyssinia and Roseires in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The surveyor and report author is stated as David F. Giboney. Note: The spelling 'Tana' is used in the War Office ledger...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 map sheet and 42 folios

17. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/55

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/55
Title:
'Gore (W. Abyssinia). Plans of Aeroplane Landing-ground & Surroundings.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Sketch map, lithograph and associated correspondence relating to the aeroplane landing-ground at Gore in western Abyssinia.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:

2 map sheets and 3 folios

18. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/56

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/56
Title:
'Air Route:- Kurmuk to Addis Abbaba.' Created by 'Captain Erskine. 1932' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932-1936
Extent:

3 map sheets

19. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/57

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/57
Title:
'Saio-Gambela-Gore; Plan & Profile of Existing & proposed roads.' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932-1934
Extent:
3 map sheets and 3 folios

20. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/60

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/60
Title:
Lake Tana Survey and List of Surrounding Churches. Created by 'The J.G. White Engineering Corporation'
Scope & Content:
Map sheets with graphic index covering Lake Tana in north-western Abyssinia; includes associated list of churches. Produced as part of a survey for a proposed dam.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1933-34
Extent:
11 map sheets and 22 folios