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Title: Map of the Afar country and the northern part of the Abyssinian highlands to illustrate the journey of W. Munzinger Esqre., late H. B. M. Consul at Massowa

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1870

Publishers

  • London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1870.

Summary

Munzinger's route, Col. Phayre's route of 1868, and route of the British expedition in 1868 are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Asali salt plain and other plains of region are shown. Locations of wells along Munzinger's route are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 188-232; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

Subjects

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Magdala Campaign
  • ʼAfār kelel (Ethiopia)
  • Afar Region (Ethiopia).
  • Eritrea—Maps
  • Ethiopia—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (39.387096, 40.814516, 15.674418, 13.635659)
  • Geometry: BBOX (39.387096, 40.814516, 15.674418, 13.635659)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Munzinger, Werner, 1832-1875. Map of the Afar country and the northern part of the Abyssinian highlands to illustrate the journey of W. Munzinger Esqre., late H. B. M. Consul at Massowa. London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1870.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-5q47rr24f

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng