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Title: Map of the Snowy Mountains Kilima-ndjaro illustrating the paper of Baron C. von der Decken

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1864

Publishers

  • London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1864.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Note from text: "The map was drawn from the original sketch by Mr. Richard Thornton, corrected from observations made during the second visit." Routes of and highest points reached on Baron von der Decken's first and second journeys are shown. Locations of camping places and theodolite stations are shown. Includes inset: Sketch map of Baron C. von der Decken's journeys from the east coast of Africa to Mt. Kilima-ndjaro [scale ca. 1:4,827,000]. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 34 (1864), pp. 1-6; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.34 1864.

Subjects

  • Tanzania
  • Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania)—Description and travel—Maps
  • Mountaineering—Tanzania—Kilimanjaro, Mount
  • Hiking—Tanzania—Kilimanjaro, Mount—Maps
  • Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania)—Maps
  • Tanzania—Maps
  • Topographic maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (37.05, 37.9, -3.0, -3.85)
  • Geometry: BBOX (37.05, 37.9, -3.0, -3.85)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Thornton, Richard, 1838-1863. Map of the Snowy Mountains Kilima-ndjaro illustrating the paper of Baron C. von der Decken. London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1864.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-j96023124

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng