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WOMAT/AFR/ABY/67
- Record Id:
- 040-003391502
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100052779569.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163064465.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/ABY/67
- Title:
- 'Amba Alagi'. Created by 'Lt. Papino - of 1st. Geogr[afico]. Mil[itare].' - War Office ledger
- Scope & Content:
-
Bromide copies of manuscript originals. Sheets numbered 1 (South) and 2 (North). Covers an area of approximately 5 miles radius around Amba Alagi in northern Abyssinia. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, form lines and hachures, roads and tracks, settlements and place names, and includes compilation notes.
Creation start date derived from annotation on original map; end date derived from accession stamp.
The War Office ledger records the spellings 'Papino' and 'Papiono'; two poorly legible versions on the maps are possibly 'Papini'.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375091
040-003391502 - Is part of:
- WOA : War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
WOMAT : War Office 'Material'
WOMAT/AFR : 'Material - Africa'.
WOMAT/AFR/ABY : Material. Abyssinia.
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/67 : 'Amba Alagi'. Created by 'Lt. Papino - of 1st. Geogr[afico]. Mil[itare].' - War Office ledger - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0001]/038-003375091[0044]/040-003391502
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 map sheets
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=WOMAT/AFR/ABY/67 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- between 1941-1944
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:50,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 39.4667,12.9333,39.6000,13.0667
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 39°28’0”-E 39°36’0”/N 13°4’0”-N 12°56’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Bromide, with manuscript additions in pencil; 34 x 44cm and 46 x 35cm
- Custodial History:
- 'Recd. from Lt. Papiono - prisoner of war. Captured in Italy.' - War Office ledger
- Former External References:
- Mat. Abyssinia. 67.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)