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WOMAT/AFR/ABY/33/1
- Record Id:
- 041-003389003
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050682181.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163063696.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/AFR/ABY/33/1
- Title:
- 'Prismatic compass traverse.' - War Office ledger
- Scope & Content:
- Traverse in eastern Abyssinia extending 120 miles north-eastwards and also 190 miles south-eastwards from Harrar to a width of approximately 10 miles. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines and spot heights, settlements, camps, wells, place names and the expedition route, and includes topographical notes. Includes a compilation note and survey date of 1912.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002225954
038-003375091
040-003389000
041-003389003 - 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/33 : Harrar & country to South & East.' - War Office ledger. Signed 'G.T.C. Perram Lieut. R.A. 11.3.14.
WOMAT/AFR/ABY/33/1 : 'Prismatic compass traverse.' - War Office ledger - Hierarchy:
- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0001]/037-002225954[0001]/038-003375091[0026]/040-003389000[0001]/041-003389003
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=WOMAT/AFR/ABY/33/1 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1912
- End Date:
- 1914
- Date Range:
- 1912-1914
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:250,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 41.3333,7.5000,43.3333,10.5000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 41°20’0”-E 43°20’0”/N 10°30’0”-N 7°30’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Manuscript: coloured ink on paper; 138 x 78cm
- Former External References:
- 1-D
Mat. Abyssinia. 33.(a) - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)