Print title: General View of Ankober     Print Specifics: Type of print: Wood Engraving - Original antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1892 Publisher: D. Appleton & Co., New York. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 7 x 10.5 inches (17,5 x 26 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank Notes: 1. Green color 'border' around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: Ankober, the very name of which place recalls the fact that from the remotest times dues were here levied on foreign wares, is also the residence of the higher ecclesiastical functionaries. Ankober, a labyrinth of paths winding between the city huts, is delightfully situated on the ridges of a sphinx-shaped mountain which projects eastwards of the main chain, commanding a valley whence the waters drain southwards to the Awash. Close by to the north is the station of Let-Marefia, which the Italian explorers Cecchi, Chiarini, and Antonelli chose for their astronomical observations. Let-Marefia lies at the bottom of an old crater, whence the lava-streams were discharged to the south-west. These lavas and adjacent terrace lands are encircled by an amphitheatre of hills, two of which, or rather two fragments of the Abyssinian plateau connected with the uplands by narrow ridges bordered with precipices, bear the two ambas of Emanbret, or Emcinret, and Fckcreh-Gemb, which are regarded by the Abyssinians as impregnable. The latter fort contains in its terminal tower the treasures of King Menelik and the supplies for his army. To the north, in the valleys of the spurs, the villages of Aramba, Kokfara, Dawch, Majettieh, and several others follow in succession as far as the country of the Eju Gallas.   Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998. Five-star service.