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Title: Map of the north west portion of the Victoria Nyanza constructed from Col. Grant's original map and bearings adapted to the astronomical observations of Captn. Speke by W. J. Turner

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1876

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1876.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures. Route of Col. Grant from Rumanika's to M'tessa's, when alone in 1862, is shown. Marshes and bogs along lakeshore, including their approximate depth and direction of flow, are shown. From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 10-34; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

Subjects

  • Africa, Eastern
  • Victoria, Lake—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Coastal mapping
  • Victoria, Lake—Maps
  • Uganda—Maps
  • Africa, East—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (31.0, 33.0, 0.5, -1.833333)
  • Geometry: BBOX (31.0, 33.0, 0.5, -1.833333)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892. Map of the north west portion of the Victoria Nyanza constructed from Col. Grant's original map and bearings adapted to the astronomical observations of Captn. Speke by W. J. Turner. London : John Murray, 1876.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-00000252j

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng