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Title: Route map of the Gasa country (South Eastern Africa) illustrating the journey to Umzila, King of Gasa, reduced from the original map constructed by Mr. St. Vincent Erskine

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1875

Publishers

  • London : John Murray, 1875.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Boundaries of Gaza territory, independent territories, and real extent of Portuguese influence are shown. Includes information on soil quality, vegetation, groundwater, and terrain. Author's route shown in red. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 45 (1875), pp. 45-128; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687

Subjects

  • Mozambique
  • Africa, Eastern
  • Africa, East—Discovery and exploration
  • Gaza Province (Mozambique)—Maps
  • Mozambique—Maps
  • Africa, East—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (30.5, 36.0, -19.5, -26.333333)
  • Geometry: BBOX (30.5, 36.0, -19.5, -26.333333)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Erskine, St. Vincent Whitshed, 1846-1918. Route map of the Gasa country (South Eastern Africa) illustrating the journey to Umzila, King of Gasa, reduced from the original map constructed by Mr. St. Vincent Erskine. London : John Murray, 1875.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-fx719p986

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng