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Title: A traverse survey of the White Nile from Khartum to Rigaf by Lieuts. Watson & Chippendall, R.E.

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1876

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1876.

Summary

Includes table of positions determined astronomically. Points at which observations were made are shown. Locations of government stations are shown. Bearings taken of landmarks from river are shown. Widths of river, velocities of current, and locations of expedition at noon on each day are shown. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and pictorially. Includes information on height and ground cover of riverbanks. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 412-27; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.46 1876

Subjects

  • Nile River
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Nile River—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Surveying
  • Hydrography
  • Nile River—Maps
  • Sudan—Maps
  • South Sudan—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (30.0, 33.5, 15.666667, 4.4)
  • Geometry: BBOX (30.0, 33.5, 15.666667, 4.4)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Watson, Charles Moore, Sir, 1844-1916. A traverse survey of the White Nile from Khartum to Rigaf by Lieuts. Watson & Chippendall, R.E.. London : John Murray, 1876.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-9c67wq32v

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng