Cape Colony

Creator

J. Rapkin

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Identifier

20086408

Description

Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for, "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" by Montgomery Martin. Published in London, 1851, by The London Printing and Publishing Company. Uncolored map of the former Cape Colony (modern-day South Africa) with a decorative border. Regions within are distinguished by original hand colored outlines. Title located at top center, with scale and publisher information at bottom. Illustrated with seven vignette engravings of Graham's Town, local inhabitants (seen in upper right side). Entrance to the Knysna (upper left) and Cape Town (lower left). In lower right corner vignette presented with lion. An excellent example of the preferred Montgomery Martin edition without the central fold. Double paged, single sided horizontal map. Blank verso. 26 cm. x 37 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1855

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-234

Language

English

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

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