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Route Addis Abeba N[orth].W[est]. to Metemma. Compass Survey. Author: Mr Baird' - War Office ledger.
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 only'.This item is a fragment (approximately 25 x 32cm) of the south-east corner of Sheet 3, and portrays hydrology, roads, settlements and place names.
The British LibraryBaird, Lord, John Lawrence, 1874-1941, politician and Governor-General of Australia, Author.
1900
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