Map Carta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000

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Title

  • Carta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000

Other Title

  • Title in lower right margin of each sheet: Carta della Colonia Eritrea
  • Carta della Colonia Eritrea

Summary

  • "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 called Eritrea, a name derived from Mare Erythraeum, the Roman designation for the Red Sea. Between 1890 and 1941, Italy sent thousands of settlers to the colony and developed its rail and road transport systems. These maps, used to assist in the colonization effort, came into the possession of the United States Army after World War II. Included in the series is an index map, created by the U.S. Army Map Service in January 1946. The British occupied Eritrea in 1941. At the end of war, Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia, but it became an independent state in 1993." World Digital Library.

Names

  • Istituto geografico militare (Italy), cartographer
  • United States. Army Map Service

Created / Published

  • [Florence, Italy?] : Istituto geografico militare, 1909-1934.

Headings

  • -  Eritrea--Maps
  • -  Italy--Colonies--Africa--Maps
  • -  Eritrea

Genre

  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Accompanied by index map prepared by the United States Army Map Service, January 1946 (Army Map Service file no.: Eritrea S30-IGM-100) (col. ; 24 x 36 cm.).
  • -  Includes glossary on title sheet.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures, form lines, and spot heights.
  • -  Some sheets include diagram indicating sources of compilation.
  • -  Title from title sheet.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 34 maps : color, 2 folded ; 37 x 45 cm or smaller. + 1 title sheet (48 x 41 cm)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G8340 s100 .I8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008629058

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Istituto Geografico Militare , Cartographer, and United States Army Map Service. Carta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000. [Florence, Italy?: Istituto geografico militare, to 1934, 1909] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008629058/.

APA citation style:

Istituto Geografico Militare, C. & United States Army Map Service. (1909) Carta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000. [Florence, Italy?: Istituto geografico militare, to 1934] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008629058/.

MLA citation style:

Istituto Geografico Militare , Cartographer, and United States Army Map Service. Carta topografica della Colonia Eritrea alla scala di 1:100,000. [Florence, Italy?: Istituto geografico militare, to 1934, 1909] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008629058/>.