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WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles Current from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference; Index Mundi, Nations Encyclopedia
Article : Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Ethiopia
Country Profile : Ethiopia, from ISS; from IRIN (UN)
Historic J. dos Santos, Ethiopia Oriental (1622), 1891, in Portuguese, IA
G. Peacock, Hand-book of Abyssinia, 1867, GB
J.C. Hotten, Abyssinia and Its People, Or, Life in the Land of Prester John (1868), IA
P. Combe, L'Abyssinie en 1896, le pays, les habitants, la lutte italo-abyssine 1896, in French, Gallica
A. Wylde, Modern Abyssinia, 1902, IA
T.L. Gilmour, Abyssinia, the Ethiopian Railway and the Powers 1906, IA
O.E. Collat, L'Abyssinie actuelle, 1906, in French, IA
Links General from from African Studies at UPenn; from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford; from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL
Category : Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
H-Net, Ethiopian Cultural Resources on the Internet
on History Category : History of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Timelines from timelines.ws; from BBC News
Eritrea-Ethiopia : Year in Brief : 2005, from Global Security
Historical Dictionary Encyclopaedia Aethiopica [publisher's announcement; not online]
Article : The Coptic Encyclopedia, from Wikipedia

Organizations Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University
Ethiopian American Historical and Cultural Society
Ethiopian Philatelic Society
International Conference on Ethiopian Studies (here list), 8th Conference, Addis Ababa 1984, vol.1, 14th Conference, Addis Ababa 2000, vol.3, 16th Conference, Trondheim 2007, vols.1-4, 17th Conference Addis Ababa 2-5 Nov. 2009; 18th Conference Dire Dawa 29 Oct.-2 Nov. 2012
Portals Memoria de Africa e do Oriente, in Portuguese
Timelines
Accounts of History General, Modern from Wikipedia
General, Historical Alvarez Francisco, Historiale description de l'Ethiopie contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand Roi, Empereur & Prete Ian 1558, in French, IA; German ed. 1567, Gallica
H. Ludolf, Nouvelle histoire d'Abissinie ou d'Ethiopie, 1684, in French, GB; reedited 1972, Gallica
J. Lobo O.S.J., Relation historique d'Abissinie, 1728, in French, GB, Gallica
A.H.M. Jones, A History of Abyssinia (1935), IA
M. Russell, Nubia and Abyssinia: comprehending their civil history, antiquies [&c.]. , 1833, GB
A. Pougeois, L'Abyssinie: son histoire naturelle, politique et religieuse, 1868, in French, GB
R. Basset, Etudes sur l'histoire d'Ethiopie, 1882, in French, Gallica
L.J. Morie, Histoire de l'Ethiopie (Nubie et Abyssinie) : depuis les temps les plus recules jusqu'a nos jours, 1904, in French, GB
Specific Periods Articles : Axumite Empire, Zagwe Dynasty, Habesh, Zemene Mesafint, Italian East Africa, from Wikipedia
V. de Soveral, Memoria acerca dos Portuguezes na Abyssinia, 1894, in Portuguese, IA
A. Wion, Why did king Fasilädäs kill his brother ?, pre-print, published in Journal of Early Modern History 8 (3-4), 2004, pp.259-293
Historia de Minas, 'Además Sagad, rei de Ethiopia (16th c.), trsl. into Portuguese by F.M. Esteves Pereira, 1888, IA
M.J. de Melo, Panorama da Importancia Historica da Etiopia no Mediterraneo Antigo, in Portuguese
Historiography M.L. Derat, Censure et Reecriture de l'histoire du Zar'a Ya'ekob (1434-1468) : Analyse des deux versions de la Chronique d'un souverain Ethiopien
D. Morin, Orality in the Chronicle of King Tewodros II, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, ed. by Svein Ege et al., Trondheim 2009
A.M. d'Alos Moner, The Selling of the Negus : The Emperor of Ethiopia in Portuguese and Jesuit Imagination, Scrinium I 2005, Varia Aethiopica
M.J. de Melo, J.M.G. de Souza Neto, O Kebra Nagast e as Representaçoes di Sesmo Africanas Antigas e Afro-Americanas Contemporaneas
Politics General Politics of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : Ethiopia
Governments on the WWW : Ethiopia
The History and Tradition of Judgment and Judgment Writing in Ethiopia, from Ethiopian Law Web
H. Pennec, D. Toubkis, Reflections on the Notions of "Empire" and "Kingdom" in Seventeenth-Century Ethiopia : Royal Power and Local Power, Journal of Early Modern History 8, 3-4 (2004) 229-258
Foreign Relations F. Alvares, Narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520-1527 (1881), IA
Hormuzd Rassam, Narrative of the British Mission to Theodore, King of Abyssinia: With Notices of the Countries (1869), IA
G.H. Portal, An account of the English mission to King Johannis of Abyssinia in 1887 (1887), IA
R.P. Skinner, Abyssinia of to-day : an account of the first mission sent by the American Government to the court of the King of Kings, 1903-1904 (1906), IA
Liben Eabisa, The 1919 Ethiopian Delegation to the U.S., Tadias 2008
A.A. Yusuf, The Anglo-Abyssinian Treaty of 1897 and the Somali-Ethiopian Dispute
M. de Castanhoso, The Portuguese expedition to Abyssinia in 1541-1543 as narrated by Castanhoso 1902, IA
Vte de Caix de Saint-Aymour, La France en Ethiopie. Histoire des relations de la France avec l'Abyssinie chretienne 1634-1706, 1886, in French, Gallica
L. Eabisa, The 1919 Ethiopian Delegation to the U.S. 2008
The Friends of Ethiopia in America. 1935, IA
Military General Wars of Ethiopia, 1800-1999, from ACED
Orders, Decorations and Medals from Ethiopia, posted by Jean Paul le Blanc, from ODM
Article : Military History of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
I. Hiroki, Changes in the Military System during the Gondar Period (1632-1769): Their Influence on the Decline of the Solomonic Dynasty., Annales d'Ethiopie Annee 2002 Volume 18 Numero 18 pp.215-229, Persee
Harar Military Academy : History
T. Alehegn, Queens, Spies, and Servants: A History of Ethiopian Women in Military Affairs, 2008
Wars pre-19th c.
1800-1930 A.F. Shepherd, The campaign in Abyssinia 1868, GB
T. Holland, Record of the expedition to Abyssinia, vol.1 1870, vol.2 1870, GB
H.M. Hozier, The British expedition to Abyssinia 1869, GB
C.R. Markham, A history of the Abyssinian expedition 1869, GB
The Egyptians in Abyssinia 1875-1876, from Vis Lardica
W.W. Loring, A Confederate Soldier in Egypt [contains chapter on Egyptian Expedition into Abyssinia], 1911, Rice Univ.; 1884 ed. IA
Article : First Italo-Ethiopian War 1895-1896, from Wikipedia
1930-1962 Article : Second Italo-Abyssinian War 1935-1936, from Wikipedia
Article : East African Campaign (World War II) 1940-1941, Italian guerilla war in Ethiopia 1941-1943 from Wikipedia
since 1962 Ethiopia/Eritrea Profile, from International Crisis Group
Article : Ethiopian Civil War 1974-1991, from Wikipedia
Article : Ogaden War 1977-1978, from Wikipedia
Article : Ethiopian-Somali Border War 1982, from Wikipedia
Article : Insurgency in Ogaden 1995-2010, from Wikipedia
Economy & Finances Entry Ethiopia, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor; Currency Boards and Dollarization by Kurt Schuler; click for Ethiopia
Article Economy of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Category : Economy of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
National Labour Law Profile : Ethiopia, from ILO
Global Integrity : Ethiopia 2006
History of Coffee in Ethiopia, from Equal Exchange
J.C. Clarke III, A Japanese Scoundrel's Skin Game : Japanese Economic Penetration of Ethiopia and Diplomatic Complications Before the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Social History Tseday Alehegn, Queens, Spies, and Servants: A History of Ethiopian Women in Military Affairs, Tadias 2008
F. Tolossa, Alienation, A Result and Impact of Western Education on Ethiopian Intellectuals
E. Isaac, Social Structure of the Ethiopian Church
Ethnography Category Languages of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Languages of Ethiopia (86), from Ethnologue
Worldwide Refugee Information : Ethiopia, from U.S. Committee for Refugees
Forced Migration Online Research Guide Ethiopia 2004
Ethiopia, from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Ethiopia : Afars, Amhara, Oromo, Somalis, Tigreans, from Minorities at Risk
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Ethiopia
J.M. Flad, A short description of the Falasha and Kamants in Abyssinia, 1866, GB
Article : Ge'ez Language, Amharic Language, from Wikipedia
Religion General Category : Religion in Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Orthodox A. Devin et al., Abyssinia and its apostle (1867), posted on IA
A.J. Letronne, Materiaux pour l'histoire du Christianisme en Egypte, en Nubie et en Abyssinie contenus dans trois memoires academiques sur des inscriptions grecques Des V. et VI. siecles, 1832, in French, GB
M. Geddes, The church-history of Ethiopia , 1696, GB
Article : Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, from Wikipedia
J.M. Harden, An introduction to Ethiopic Christian Literature, 1926, posted by tertullian.org
Damiano a Goes, Fides, religio moresque Aethiopum sub imperio Preciosi Joannis (quem vulgo Presbyterum Joannum vocant), 1541, in Latin, Gallica
Entry : Ethiopian Prelates, Coptic Encyclopedia vol.3 999a-1003b, posted by Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Jewish J.M. Flad, A short description of the Falasha and Kamants in Abyssinia, 1866, GB
Virtual Jewish History Tour : Ethiopia, from Jewish Virtual Library; Ethiopia, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Notice sur l'epoque de l'etablissement des Juifs dans l'Abyssinie, 1829, in French, GB
J. Halevy, Prieres des Falashas ou Juifs d'Abyssinie 1877, in French, IA
Islam Article : Islam in Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Catholic Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Ethiopia, from Kirken i Norge
Short History, from Ethiopian Catholic Church
The Indigenous and the Foreign. The Jesuit Presence in 17th Century Ethiopia,
Protestant C.W. Isenberg, Abessinien und die evangelische Mission, 1844, in German, GB
A.T. Geleta, Case Study: Demonization and the Practice of Exorcism in Ethiopian Churches, thesis
History of Regions Category : Provinces of Ethiopia, Subdivisions of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Article Provinces of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
States of Ethiopia, from www.statoids.com
Subprovinces of Ethiopia, from www.statoids.com
Ogadenia History, from Ogaden Youth and Student Union, Secessionist
A. Gascon, Shäwa, Ethiopia's Prussia. Its Expansion, Disappearance and Partition, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, ed. by Svein Ege et al., Trondheim 2009
Local History List of Cities in Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
History of Addis Ababa, of Dire Dawa, Gondar, Harar, Lalibela, from Wikipedia
Institutions Ethiopia, from Airline History
Article Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
List of Universities and Colleges in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University, from Wikipedia
Structurae : Ethiopia
Culture The Folk Literature of the Galla of Southern Abyssinia, Part 1, Part 2
A. Amare and B. Mikael, The Role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Literature and Art
Y.H. Meskel, History of Ethiopian Theatre pt.1, pt.2, pt.3,
Article : Music of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
St. George Gallery and Ethiopian Silver Jewelry
K. O'Sullivan, Ethiopian Coptic Crosses in Jewelry Design
V. Santoianni, Il Razionalismo nelle colonie italiane 1928-1943. La "nuova architettura" delle Terre d'Oltremare, in Italian
Biographies List of Ethiopians, from Wikipedia
African Women Bibliographic Database
Dictionary of African Christian Biography
Others Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF
Disaster History by Country : Ethiopia, from Relief Web
R. Pankhurst, The History of Cholera in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, from Crime and Society, A Comparative Crimonology Tour of the World (R. Winslow)
Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Ethiopia
Article Ethiopia at the Olympics, from Wikipedia

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Historical Data Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated)
Regnal Chronologies : Eastern Africa, scroll down for Assaw, Dauro, Ethiopia, Harar, Jima, Kaffa, Konta, Shewa
Lists of Ambassadors List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia, from Wikipedia; U.S. Ambassadors to Ethiopia, from NNDB: Chinese Ambassadors to Ethiopia, from PRC MOFA; Liste der Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Addis Abeba (Äthiopien), from Wikipedia German edition
Lists of Consuls The Political Graveyard : Ethiopia, has incomplete list of U.S. consuls
Lists of Bishops List of Abunas of Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Population Figures from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer)
Exchange Rates Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990
Inflation Rates Historical Inflation Rates, from Index Mundi, since 2000
Election Results from Psephos, since 2005; from IFES Election Guide, since 2000; from African Elections Database
Documents News Pamphlets Histoire de ce qui s'est passe en Ethiopie, Malabar, Brasil et les Indes Orientales: Tiree des lettres escrites es annees 1620 iusques a 1624, in French, GB
Historical Newspapers History of the Horn of Africa, from World History Archives, scroll down for Ethiopia
Documents Modern Newspapers Newspapers and News Media : Ethiopia, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers (links)
Online Yearbooks International P. d'Avity, Les Estats, Empires et Principautez du Monde; entry : De l'Empire du Prete Ian, in French, 1613, pp.1289-1308, GB; 1614, pp.1287-1306, GB; 1616, pp.1287-1306, GB; 1617, pp.1287-1306, GB; 1621, pp.578-599, GB; 1628, pp.1289-1308, GB; 1630, pp.912-936, GB; 1633, pp.1289-1308, GB; 1659, pp.812-822, GB
Genealogisches Staats-Handbuch : Habesch, vol.65 p.323, 1827, vol.66 pp.373-374, 1835, in German, GB
Genealogisch-historisch-statistischer Almanach : Habesch, vol.1 : 1824 pp.376-377, 1824, vol.3 : 1826 pp.412-413, 1826, vol.8 : 1832 pp.551-552, 1831, vol.9 : 1833 pp.620-621, 1832, vol.10 : 1834 pp.637-638, 1833, vol.11 : 1834 pp.673-674, 1834, vol.12 : 1835 pp.776-777, 1835, vol.13 : 1836 pp.761-762, 1836, vol.16 : 1838/39 pp.718-719, 1839, vol.17 : 1840 pp.879-880, 1840, vol.19 : 1842 pp.902-903, 1842, vol.20 : 1843 pp.902-903, 1843, vol.23 : 1846 pp.753-754, 1846, in German, GB
Newsreels
Propaganda Films
Films on History/Society Ethiopian Film Initiative
Most Popular Titles, History Titles, Documentaries with country of origin Ethiopia, from IMDb
Documentary Videos Documentaries on Ethiopian Famine, from A24Media
Mohammad Amin, African Calvary, posted on A24Media
Ethiopian Documentary, from Abugida Info, from Ethiopian Video
Ethiopian Documentary Film - Kuchet, from Ethiopian TV
Image Databanks View of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, ca.1920-1940, from USC Digital Library
License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World
Airline Timetable Images : Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Ethnic Postcards, Royalty Postcards, Topographic Postcards, from Postcardman (commercial site)
Northern Ethiopia, a Rich Historic Past, from PBase, photo gallery
Archival Deposits Ministerio degli Affari Esteri, Arcvhivio Storico Diplomatico
Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo
National Archives, UK
Archivum Secretum Vaticanum
Devlet Arsivleri (Ottoman Archives), Istanbul
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), 1910-1929 vol.1, 1962, vol.2, 1962, vol.3, 1962, vol.4, 1962, IA
Search Foreign Relations of the United States for Ethiopia
Manuscritos sobre a Etiopia no Arquivo Distrital de Braga, from The Indigenous and the Foreign. The Jesuit Presence in 17th Century Ethiopia
Constitutions, Laws List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Ethiopia, from ILO, 19 docs. since 1923
1994 Constitution, from Civic Webs Virtual Library
Search Prassi Italiana di Dirito Internazionale, Indice delle leggi e degli altri atti normativi, for Etiopia, 37 entries, in Italian
W.M. Steen, The Ethiopian Constitution 1936, IA
Treaties General Treaty Collections
Bilateral Treaty Collections Peace Agreements Digital Collection : Eritrea-Ethiopia, from United States Institute of Peace
Ethiopia, pp.658-682 in vol.7 of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America 1776-1949, 1971, GB
Consular Reports Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), 1910-1929 vol.1, 1962, vol.2, 1962, vol.3, 1962, vol.4, 1962, IA
Supplement to Commerce reports : daily consular and trade reports issued by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce vol.79b : Abyssinia, 1915 June 14, IA
Affaires d'Ethiopie, 1906 : commerce des armes de la Côte des Somalis 1907, in French, Gallica
Document Surveys T.P. Platt, A catalogue of the Ethiopic Biblical manuscripts in the Royal library of Paris, and in the library of the British and foreign Bible society; also some account of those in the Vatican library at Rome, to which are added, Specimens of versions of the New Testament into the modern languages of Abyssinia 1823, IA
Document Collections Information by Country : Ethiopia, from U.S. Commission for Refugees, 10 Reports, 1987-2001
World Digital Library : Books 1-5 of History. Ethiopian Story. Book 8: From the Departure of the Divine Marcus.
W. Raven, Some Early Islamic Texts on the Negus of Abyssinia, Journal of Semitic Studies XXXIII 1988
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), 1910-1929 vol.1, 1962, vol.2, 1962, vol.3, 1962, vol.4, 1962, IA
H. Pennec (trsl.), La Correspondence Royale Ethiopico-Europeenne de 1607, Traduite et Reinterprete, in French
Bullarium patronatus Portugalliae regum in ecclesiis Africae, Asiae atque Oceaniae vol.1 : 1171-1600 1868, vol.2 : 1601-1700 1870, GB, search for Abyssinia, Aethiopia
Individual Documents Christian-Ethiopian Perspective Vie de Lalibala, roi d'Ethiopie : texte ethiopien, trsl. into French by J. Perruchon, 1892, Gallica
Les chroniques de Zar'a Ya eqob et de Ba'eda Marayn rois d'Ethiopie de 1434 a 1478, trsl. into French by J. Perruchon, 1893, Gallica
Chronique de Galawdewos (Claudius) roi d'Ethiopie : texte ethiopien, trsl. into French by W.E. Conzelman, 1895, Gallica
Sieur de Rechac, Les estranges evenemens du voyage de Son Altesse, le serenissime prince Zaga-Christ, 1635, in French, Gallica
J. Halevy (trsl.), La guerre de ara-Dengel contre les Falachas, texte ethiopien; extrait des Annales de Sara-Dengel, roi d'Ethiopie (1563-1597); manuscrit de la Bibliotheque Nationale no. 143, fol. 159 ro., col. 2.-fol. 171 vo, col. I 1907, in French, IA
A. Caquot, Les "Chroniques abregees" d'Ethiopie Annales d'Ethiopie Annee 1957 Volume 2 Numero 2 pp.187-192, in French, Persee
W. Maryam, Chronique de Theodoros II roi des rois d'Ethiopie, 1853-1868. D'après un MS. original vol.2 1904, in French, IA
Historia de Minas, 'Ademas Sagad, rei de Ethiopia (16th c.), trsl. into Portuguese by F.M. Esteves Pereira, 1888, IA
F.M. Esteves Pereira, Historia dos martyres de Nagran, 1899, in Portuguese, IA
P.M. de Almeida O.S.J., Vida de Takla Haymanot 1899, in Portuguese, Project Gutenberg
Muslim Perspective Ahmad ibn Abd al-Qadir Arabfaqih, Futuh Al-Habashah: Or, the Conquest of Abyssinia 1894, IA
Des conquetes faites en Abyssinie au XVIe siecle par l'imam Muhammad Ahmad dit Gragne, French trsl. E Bouillon 1898, Gallica
Portuguese Perspective F. Alvarez, Historia de las Cosas de Ethiopia, 1557 ed., 1561 ed., in Portuguese, BND; Historiale description de l'Ethiopie contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand Roi, Empereur & Prete Ian French ed. 1558, IA; German ed. 1567, Gallica
Breve relaçao da embaixada que o patriarcha d. Joao Bermudez trouxe do imperador da Ethiopia 1565 ed., 1875 ed., in Portuguese, IA
Dos feitos de D. Christovam da Gama em Ethiopia (1565 ?), by F.M. Esteves Pereira, in Portuguese, 1898, IA
J. dos Santos, Ethiopia Oriental (1622), 1891, in Portuguese, IA
H. Ludolf, Nouvelle histoire d'Abissinie ou d'Ethiopie, 1684, in French, GB; reedited 1972, Gallica
J. Lobo O.S.J., Relation historique d'Abissinie, 1728, in French, GB, Gallica
L. de Urreta, Historia eclesiastica, politica, natural y moral, de los grandes y remotos reynos de la Etiopia, Monarchia del Emperador, llamado Preste Iuan de las Indias : muy util y prouechosa para todos estados, principalmente para predicadores ... / compuesta por ... Luys de Vrreta, de la sagrada Orden de Predicadores ; con tres tablas muy copiosas. 1610, HathiTrust
Historical Maps entire country, hindsight/modern Category : Maps of the History of Ethiopia, from Wikimedia Commons
Atlas of Ethiopia, from Wikimedia Commons
Ethiopia Maps, from PCL, UTexas
entire country, contemporary Maps : Abyssinia 1906, Abyssinia 1922, Abyssinia 1930, Abyssinia 1932, from Probert Encyclopedia Antiquarian Map Archive
detail, hindsight/modern
detail, contemporary Addis Abeba 1912, from American Geographical Society Library, Digital Map Collection
Historical
Encyclopedia Entries
General Articles Abyssinia, Tigre, Amhara, Gondar, Harrar, from EB 1911
Article Abessinien, Tigre, Amhara, Gondar, Harar, Galla, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German
Religious Pierre d'Avity, Archontologia Cosmica, 1628, Ordo Religiosum Visionis in Aethiopia, Book III pp.78-81
De l'Eglise Meridionale, Abissine ou Aphricaine, pp.53-62 in P. Geslin, La saincte chorographie ou description des lieux où reside l'Eglise, 1641, in French, GB
Habesh oder Abyssinien, pp.650-658 in vol.2 of C.Fr. Staeudlin, Kirchliche Geographie u. Statistik, 1804, in German, GB
Die Jakobiten in Abyssinien. - Der Katholiken fruchtlose Missions-Versuche, pp.69-72 in H. Zschokke, Darstellung gegenwärtiger Ausbreitung des Christenthums auf dem Erdball , 1819, in German, GB
Affairs of Ethiopia, pp.343-356 in J.M. Neale, A History of the Holy Eastern Church: The Patriarchate of Alexandria, vol.2, 1847, GB
Ethiopie, pp.299-342 in vol.54 of J.P. Migne, Encyclopédie théologique, 1863, in French, GB
Article Falashas, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906
Articles Ethiopia, Abyssinia, Axum, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907
Economic J. Chr. Nelkenbrecher, Allgemeines Taschenbuch der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde für Banquiers und Kaufleute (General Manual on Coinage, Measurement and Weights, for Bankers and Merchants) Berlin 1832, in German, entries Abyssinien oder Habesch, posted by DTBSWS
Political Empire du Grand Negus, pp.485-524 in P. d'Avity, Le Monde, ou la Description generale de ses quatre parties, 1643, in French, GB
Empire du Grand Negus, pp.504-562 in P. d'Avity, Le monde, ou la description générale de ses quatre parties vol.2, 1660, in French, GB
Discours de l'Empire du Prete Ian, pp.1229-1243 in P. d'Avity, Nouveau theatre du monde: contenant les estats, empires, royaumes, et principautez, representez par l'ordre et veritable description des pays, moeurs des peuples, forces, 1661, in French, GB
Interets du Grand Negus ou Roy des Abessins, appelle en Europe Prete Jan, pp.247-248 in H. de Rohan, Intérêts et maximes des principes et des estats souverains, 1666, in French, GB
Pierre d'Avity, Archontologia Cosmica, 1628, Imperium Abyssinorum sive Prete Iani, Book II pp.225-235
Geographical De l'Abissinie dite Ethiopie, pp.143-148 in P. du Val, La Geographie du temps, 1688, in French, GB
De l'Abissinie, p.172 in N. de Fer, Introduction à la geographie, 1708, in French, GB
De l'Abissinie, pp.251-252 in N. Bion, L'usage des globes celeste et terrestre, et des spheres 1710, in French, GB
Habesch, pp.231-251 in vol.5 of K. Hammerdoerfer, Europa, Asia, Afrika und Amerika: ein geographisch-historisches Lesebuch, 1787, in German, GB
Habesch, pp.641-645 in J.C. Gatterer, Kurzer Begriff der Geographie, 1789, in German, GB
Habesch, pp.186-188 in vol.2 of F.Chr. Franz, Lehrbuch der Länder- und Völkerkunde, 1790, in German, GB
Habesch - Abyssinien, pp.205-207 in J.A.Chr. Löhr, Geographie : oder, Beschreibung der Länder aller Erdtheile für den frühen Unterricht, 1819, in German, GB
Habessinien, Habesch, Aethiopien, pp.347-420 in vol.21 of A. Chr. Gaspari, Vollständiges Handbuch der neuesten Erdbeschreibung, 1824, in German, GB
Abyssinia, pp.472-485 in vol.2 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1829, GB
Abyssinia, pp.858-860 in vol.2 of S.G. Goodrich, Pictorial geography of the world, 1840, GB
Abyssinia, pp.621-625 in vol.2 of R.Sw. Fisher, The Book of the World, 1851, GB
Abyssinia, pp.891-895 in Th. Prescott, The Volume of the World, 1855, GB
Abyssinia, pp.392-393 in A. Harris, A geographical hand book, 1862, GB
Habesch oder Abyssinien, p.408 in vol.1 of V.F. Klun, Allgemeine Handels-Geographie, 1869, in German, GB
Abyssinia p.319 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c. 1910, GB
Ethnographical Abyssinia, pp.281-288 in J.L. Blake, A view of the world: as exhibited in the manners, costumes ... 1841, GB
Einwohner von Habesch, pp.101-107 in J.C. Reimers, Völkerkunde, oder, Lebensweise, Sitten und Gebräuche der verschiedenen Völker der Erde, 1844, in German, GB
Abyssinie, p.398 in X. Heuschling, Manual de statistique ethnographique universelle, 1847, in French, GB
Nilotic Atlantidae, pp.499-506 in R.G. Latham, The natural history of the varieties of man, 1850, GB
The Abyssinians of Tigre and Amhara. The Agows. The Falasha. The Gafat, pp.92-98 in R.G. Latham, Descriptive Ethnology, 1859, GB
Historical Abissinie, pp.19-20 in L. Moreri, Le grand dictionaire historique, 1681, in French, GB
The History of the Ethiopians, pp.251-332 in vol.18 of An universal history: The ancient part, 1748, GB
Histoire des Ethiopiens, pp.432-489 in vol.12 of Histoire Universelle, 1751, GB
The History of Abissinia, or Upper Ethiopia, pp.1-353 in vol.15 of G. Sale, An universal history: from the earliest accounts to the present time, 1760, GB
Other Hans Meyer, Die Eisenbahnen im Tropischen Afrika (The Railroads in Tropical Africa), Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot 1902, in German, posted by DTBSWS, chapter Französisch-Somaliland und Abessinien, pp.156-159
Parliamentary Debates
Travelogues B. Tellez, The travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia , 1717, GB
J. Lobo O.S.J., A Voyage to Abyssinia, 1789, IA
H. Salt, A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, 1816, GB
E. Combes, Voyage en Abyssinie, dans le pays des Galla, de Choa et d'Ifat, 1838, GB
Ch. Johnston, Travels in southern Abyssinia, vol.1 1844, vol.2, 1844, GB
Bruce's travels and adventures in Abyssinia, 1860, GB
H.A. Stern, Wanderings among the Falashas in Abyssinia; together with a description of the country .. (1862), IA
A.E. Brehm, Ergebnisse einer Reise nach Habesch, 1863, in German, GB
H.J. Blanc, The Story of the Captives, a Narrative of the Events of Mr. Rassam's Mission to Abyssinia (1868), IA
W. Winstanley, A Visit to Abyssinia: An Account of Travel in Modern Ethiopia (1881), IA
G.H. Portal, My Mission to Abyssinia (1892), IA
J.Th. Bent, The Sacred City of the Ethiopians: Being a Record of Travel and Research in Abyssinia in 1893 (1896), IA
Travelogues G.J. Afework, Guide du voyageur en Abyssinie, 1908, in French, Gallica
Residence Memoirs Ch.T. Beke, The British Captives in Abysinia (1867), IA
S. Gobat, A. Baird, Journal of Three Years' Residence in Abyssinia (1850), IA
H. Blanc, Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People (1868), IA
M. Parkyns, Life in Abyssinia: Being notes collected during three years' residence and travels (1853), IA
A. d'Abbadie, Douze ans dans la Haute-Ethiopie (Abyssinie), 1868, in French, GB
D. Sabrijian, Deux ans de sejour en Abyssinie, vols.1-2, 1871, in French, GB
Institutions Archives Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency
Musea Category : Museums in Ethiopia, from Wikipedia
Museums in Ethiopia, from International Council of African Museums
Monuments Tentative List : Ethiopia, World Heritage List, scroll down for Ethiopia; from UNESCO World Heritage
Ethiopia, from Showcaves; lists several historic mines
Imperial Monuments of Ethiopia, from Imperial Ethiopia
Libraries Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency
Academic and Research Libraries - Africa, from UNESCO Libraries Portal
Libraries in Ethiopia, from LibDex
State Symbols Flags, Coats of Arms Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from Wikipedia
National Anthem, posted by David's National Anthem Reference Page
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Ethiopia, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Coin Catalog of Ethiopia, from Numismaticon; Ethiopian coins from Collections of Coins, bilingual Russian and English page; from World Coin Gallery; Ethiopia, from Encyclopedia of Small Silver Coins
Digital Library Numis : Africa; most entries on Ethiopia
Stamps Ethiopia Stamps 1896, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer

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Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English; numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970)
RHS Bibliography
UK National Archive Online Library
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Äthiopien-Bibliographie, from Afrika-Handbuch, at Univ. of Vienna
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D.E. Miller, T. Maggs, Precolonial Metalworking in Africa, A Bibliography (1998)
Food and Culture (a bibliography), by R.T. Dirks, click on Sub-Saharan Africa
J. Abbink, A Bibliography on Christianity in Ethiopia 2003
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