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121. WOMAT/ADD/99

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/ADD/99
Title:
Plan of Swakopmund'. Signed by 'C.D. Carpendale, Commander R.N. March 1909.
Scope & Content:
Town plan of Swakopmund in western German South West Africa. Covers coastline and town, extending approximately ½ mile inland. Portrays hydrology and coastal features, including beach detail, rock outcrops and soundings, roads, railways, buildings, piers and place names, including those of indiv...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 map sheet

122. WOMAT/ADD/100

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/ADD/100
Title:
'Sketch Map of Natal Government Telegraphs'. Signed by 'R.W. Weightman - Telegraph Engineer.' 1903.
Scope & Content:
Covers the whole of Natal Colony. Portrays government, railway and projected telegraph lines with instrumentation; also telephone lines. Telegraph stations are named, and lines are portrayed extending into neighbouring countries where applicable; additional lines are shown as manuscript annotatio...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map sheet

123. WOMAT/AFR

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR
Title:
'Material - Africa'.
Scope & Content:
The areas most strongly represented in this part of the War Office Archive are Nigeria, Gold Coast, British East Africa and Sierra Leone. There are also significant holdings of material relating to Cape Colony and Abyssinia. All other areas of direct British interest are represented. The material...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1887-1950
Extent:
2,700 map sheets and 600 pages of text, approximately

124. WOMAT/AFR/ABY

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY
Title:
Material. Abyssinia.
Scope & Content:
Covers present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1899-1944
Extent:
250 map sheets and 160 folios

125. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/4

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/4
Title:
'Routes from Gildessa to Adis Ababa.' - War Office ledger. Created by Brevet Major C.W. Gwynn R.E.
Scope & Content:
Depicts a selection of routes within a 250-mile corridor of approximately 50 miles width between Gildessa and Adis Ababa in central Abyssinia.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
7 map sheets

126. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/9

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/9
Title:
Maps of the Wambera area. Sketched by 'Col. Lewis CB.'
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1902
Extent:
2 map sheets

127. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/12

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/12
Title:
'Map of the Blue Nile Bend Showing Discovered Reefs and Roads'. Created by 'Col. Lewis' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Covers the bend on the Blue Nile at Dabok in western Abyssinia, and extends 55 miles northwards and 30 miles eastwards. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, metal/mineral reefs, roads and tracks, settlements, camps and place names.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903-[1958]
Extent:
2 map sheets

128. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/14

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/14
Title:
'P[ar]t. of S[outhern].Abyssinia & Brit[ish].E[ast].Africa. Lake Region & Daua R[iver].&c. Capt. Maud R.E. &. Indian Surveyor.' - War Office ledger.
Scope & Content:
A series of plane table sheets depicting Captain Maud's journey from Lake Zwai in south-western Abyssinia 650 miles southwards to Lake Baringo in north-western British East Africa as part of a preliminary border survey. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, roads and tracks,...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
28 map sheets

129. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/15

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/15
Title:
Harrar and route to Elgobaia and Tukka Waka. Created by 'Lt.Ogilvy. R.E.' - War Office ledger
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
4 map sheets

130. WOMAT/AFR/ABY/22

Reference (shelfmark):
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/22
Title:
Graphic Indexes, Abyssinia
Scope & Content:
Portrays the extent of map sheets in Abyssinia; some extend into British Somaliland and French Somaliland.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-[c 1920]
Extent:
2 map sheets