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A new and correct map of the whole world
"A new & correct map of the whole world shewing ye situation of its principal parts, viz. the oceans, kingdoms, rivers, capes, ports, mountains, woods, trade-winds, monsoons, variation of ye compass, climats, &c. with the most remarkable tracks of…
Map of Ethiopia showing Eritrea
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Map of eastern Ethiopia
Map shows Dire Dawa, where Elliott Forsyth entered Ethiopia by air from Djibouti, and Harar in the hill country. This map also shows the train line running from Djibouti through Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa, the modern capital, is situated…
Map to accompany the Portuguese expedition to Abyssinia
This refers to the Portuguese military expedition of 1541, it shows the sites of several battles marked by crossed swords.
Modern map of Ethiopia showing relief of country
Shows the mountain massif that covers the greater part of the country.
Presbyteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio (A representation of the Empire of Prester John or of the Abyssinians)
This is a map of Ethiopia as conceived in the 16th c. and associated with the Prester John legend probably resulting from the accounts of 16th c. Portuguese travellers. The position of the country is reasonably correct, but the details shown of the…
Modern map of Africa showing position of Ethiopia
Africa, showing position of Ethiopia.