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MapCarta dimostrativa della Colonia Eritrea e delle regioni adiacenti alla scala di 1:250,000 "Italy, a relative latecomer to the scramble by the European powers for African colonies, took control of coastal areas of present-day Eritrea in 1885. The Treaty of Wichale (Uccialli) of 1889, concluded with Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia, gave Italy sovereignty over the territory that the Italians called Eritrea, a name derived from Mare Erythraeum, the Roman designation for the Red Sea. The Italian government...
- Contributor: Istituto Geografico Militare (Italy)
- Date: 1896-01-01
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MapCarta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000
Title in lower right margin of each sheet: Carta della Colonia Eritrea | Carta della Colonia Eritrea "This set of 34 topographic maps was made in the early 20th century by the Italian armed forces. Italy, a relative latecomer to the scramble by the European powers for African colonies, took control of coastal areas of present-day Eritrea in 1885. The Treaty of Wichale (Uccialli) of 1889 concluded with Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia, gave Italy sovereignty over the territory that the Italians...- Contributor: United States. Army Map Service - Istituto Geografico Militare (Italy)
- Date: 1909-01-01
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MapAddis Ababa region, Ethiopio Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Title supplied by cataloger. Geographic coverage complete in 4 sheets. Includes index diagram. LC copy imperfect: Sheet one wanting. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Italian East Africa. Comando Superiore Forze Armate. Ufficio Superiore Topocartografico
- Date: 1937-01-01
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MapMap of the Turkish Empire.
Turcici Imperii Imago This map shows the Ottoman Empire as it appeared in the early 17th century. It details Ottoman territories in Asia, Africa, and Europe, and includes Persia, Transcaucasia, Ethiopia, and other surrounding lands. Topographic features, place-names, and populations are definitively marked, although the nomenclature of the time differs markedly from that used today. The Red Sea is termed the Sea of Mecca, for example, and...- Contributor: Mercator, Gerhard - Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1600-01-01
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