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Place Metemma, Amhara, Abyssinia

1. EAP1284/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1284/1
Title:
مجموعة عبد الله بك حمزة
Scope & Content:
This collection contains the papers of Abdallah Bey Hamza, a merchant and creditor from the northern Sudanese town of Matamma. It deals with his commercial transactions, including lands bought, sold, and rented; commercial receipts; partnership contracts; marriage and divorce contracts; legal ca...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1860s-1950s
Extent:
1480

2. 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