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Identifier

20086451

Description

Large folio, uncolored map of Africa from the book "Atlas pour servir à l'intelligence de l'histoire générale des voyages." Central Africa largely unexplored. Surrounding regions of Arabia, Mediterranean, and Asia included. Hachures depicted off coast and landforms depicted throughout continent. Colored outlines indicate different regions within continent. No key provided. Cursive cartouche located in bottom left. Scale is located in bottom right. Border surrounding map includes scale. Single-paged, single-sided, horizontal map without binding. 43 cm. x 57 cm [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1821

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-188

Language

French

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

Maps; Africa; Oceans; Islands; Deserts; Cartouches (Graphic)

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