Traverse from Hawash to Lake Assale.' - War Office ledger. Created by L.M. Nesbitt. 'Traverse of Mr. L.M. Nesbitt 1928'
Identifier
WOMAT_AFR_ABY_45_1_5
Collection
womat
Description
Traverse sheets and compilation portraying L.M. Nesbitt's 500-mile south to north crossing of the Danakil Desert, north-eastern Abyssinia in 1928.Note: The confirmed spelling 'Awash' appears on the map face; the unconfirmed variant 'Hawash' appears in the title.Note: Minor discrepancies in positions, detail and place names exist between the traverse sheets and the compilation. Prismatic compass traverse to a width of approximately 30 miles. Sheets numbered 1 to 6. Portrays hydrology, relief by form lines, hachures and spot heights, roads, railways, settlements, water sources, place and tribal names and the expedition route, and includes topographical notes. Mostly in English with some Italian.
Publication date
1928
Creator
Nesbitt, Ludovico Mariano, 1891-1935, mining engineer and explorer, Surveyor.
