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Identifier
20086276
Description
Colored map of the southeastern coast of Africa, from Mombasa to Cape Town, including Zanzibar, Madagascar, and surrounding islands. Depicts trade winds/currents' direction using arrows within Indian ocean. Decorative and colored title cartouche located at bottom, near center of map. The islands of Mauritius (I. de France) and Reunion (I. de Bourbon) are included, right to Madagascar. Regions of the continent delineated by various shaded colors and outlines. Inset located along left side, shows Cape of Good Hope and parts of the surrounding region. Border around map includes scale. Scale key in lower right corner provides four different scale measurements. Hachures depicted off coast(s) within a blue outline of continent. Locale of various tribes, landforms, and waterways noted throughout region. Double-paged, single-sided, horizontal map. 21 cm. x 32 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1780
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-317
Language
French
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
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License
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Names
Cape Town; Zanzibar; Madagascar; Cape of Good Hope
Subjects
Maps; Capes(Coastal); Islands; Oceans; Cartouches (Graphic); Waterways