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Title: Map of the White Nile from Lardo to Urondogani by Colonel Gordon, C.B. R.E., surveyed in 1875-76

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1877

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1877.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Government stations and positions determined astronomically are shown. Includes information on navigability of rivers, groundwater, and vegetation. "The topography &c. other than that mapped by Col. Gordon & the Officers of his Staff are here drawn in hairline, The routes of Speke & Grant, & of Baker, are shewn in light dotted lines." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 46 (1876), pp. 431-2; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 46 1876

Subjects

  • Nile River
  • Nile River—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Surveying
  • Nile River—Maps
  • Great Lakes (Africa)—Maps
  • Uganda—Maps
  • South Sudan—Maps
  • Nile River—Navigation—History—19th century
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (31.0, 34.0, 5.0, 0.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (31.0, 34.0, 5.0, 0.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885. Map of the White Nile from Lardo to Urondogani by Colonel Gordon, C.B. R.E., surveyed in 1875-76. London : John Murray, 1877.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-mp48sg275

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng