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Identifier
20086407
Description
Drawn by J.Rapkin for Montgomery Martin's book "The British Colonies;" Volume IV ("Africa and the West Indies.") At the time the map was produced most of central Africa was still unknown to Europeans. Geographers had no knowledge of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria and still believed that the legendary 'Mountains of the Moon' were the source of the Nile River. The colored map features five vignettes surrounding Africa. Depictions of an Arab family of Algeria, Bosjesman Hottentots (Wild Bushmen), and St. Helena to the left and of the Bedouin Arabs encampment and Korranna Hottentots to the right of the map. Scale in miles is also included to the right. A geometric and decorative border surrounds the map, with title located at top center. Hachures are lightly used to indicate coasts. Double-paged, single-sided, horizontal map. Verso is blank. 27 cm. x 36 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1851
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-231
Language
English
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
Rights
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Lakes; Islands; Mountains; Indigenous peoples; Illustrations; Borders (Ornamental)