Subject: Re: cignlr map with corrected link
Date: Apr 03, 2002 @ 23:48
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> peter
> you are the master of the technique of matching photography to topo
> maps so i need your help for confirmation here but it now seems to
me
> that your map here might be used to locate the tripoint position in
> this darkhorse pic from marcels last link
> http://yekepa.digitalfarmers.com/GIFandJPGs/1960s_bernt3.jpg
> giving marcel a clear if still presumptive class d visit rather
than
> just a vague class e
>
> the pic would seem to face southwest & the tripoint would seem to
> fall on the low point of the saddle just above & to the right of
the
> center of the pic
> for the ridge line appears more or less the same as the visible
trail
> & the nuon would in that case fall off to the left from that saddle
>
> do you see this too or is it just my wishful thinking
>
> m
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > no interest here in proving you wrong peter since that would be
off
> > point anyway
> > but thanx to this map we do get the clear idea that the cote
> divoire
> > liberia boundary is a pure & not a fudged sawanabori of the nuon
> > rising to the ridge line
> > dont you agree
> > & this wasnt clear from gideon or brownlie
> > so thats a huge help if correct
> >
> > but now unless i am mistaken the nimba crest should have an old
> > french liberian marker at that precise sawanabori point
> > even if guinea ivory coast has never been marked
> >
> > presumption upon presumption but thats my best guess now anyway
> > m
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> > > Anticipating that some of you might have trouble viewing PDF's,
> and
> > > altering the name according to the ISO standard, I now attach
the
> > map,
> > > in which I have tried to make the international boundary a bit
> more
> > > clear by drawing a red line.
> > >
> > > I think (unless someone proves me wrong) that Nimba is at the
top
> > edge,
> > > and that Nuon is the little black triangle on the left bottom
> side
> > of
> > > the map.
> > >
> > > Peter S.
> > >
> > >
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