‘Map of Abyssinia’ [‎1r] (1/2)

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/108

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1867. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Distinctive Features:

General map of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] published as a supplement to the 26 October 1867 issue of ‘The Bombay Gazette’.

Relief shown by hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. .

Shows routes of various expeditions with a list of explorers and dates of their journeys at lower right.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:1,300,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 17° 20' 19.68" N, 35° 23' 14.28" E
Top-right: 17° 20' 19.68" N, 43° 59' 31.92" E
Bottom-left: 8° 0' 24.48" N, 35° 23' 14.28" E
Bottom-right: 8° 0' 24.48" N, 43° 59' 31.92" E

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 694 x 700 mm; on sheet 800 x 807 mm

Foliation: The map sheet has been foliated in the front top right hand corner of the folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: Mss Eur F126/108
Title: ‘Map of Abyssinia’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: Bombay Government Gazette
Usage terms: Public Domain

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