Africa

Creator

Henry Tanner

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Identifier

20086449

Description

Colorful map of Africa with an inset of Liberia and its capital, the town of Monrovia, in lower left corner. Coastal regions and river systems, like the Nile and Niger, are highly detailed. Each region is designated a certain color referring to its respective colonial possession. Key for European countries possession in upper right corner. Scale located in upper left. Decorative and colored border surrounding the map. The central interior of the continent is much less detailed. Cities along the Niger, such as Timbuktu, are labeled, but the Sahara (Zaara) rather blank, and the interior of sub-Saharan Africa is labeled as 'unknown parts.' Other important aspects of African geography are depicted, including Lake Malawi (L. Maravi), Zanzibar, and Pemba Island. Landforms and travel routes located throughout. Hachures are used to indicate coast(s) of continent. At this point in history Zanzibar was very wealthy and a valuable property under the Sultanate of Oman as it was the main slave market for the Swahili Coast during the 1830s. Tanner first published this map in 1823. The present example is the scarce 2nd edition from 1825. This map was published in the 1825 edition of Tanner's iconic "New American Atlas." 50 cm. x 53 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1825

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-337

Language

English

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

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