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Identifier
20086280
Description
An uncolored, engraved map of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Map includes inset of False Bay, located left of center, within printed area of South Africa. Map spans from 'Cafrerie' (Kaffraria in English) in the north, to False Bay in the south, and focuses on including coastal regions. Published in 1780 by Louis Brion de la Tour. Louis Brion de la Tour (1743–1803) was an 18th-century French geographer and demographer. His official title was Ingénieur Géographe du Roi ("King's Engineer Geographer"). Title of map and scale key located at bottom right. Border surrounding map includes scale. Landforms and waterways depicted throughout. Hachures included along coast(s). Words "Tom. 64. Pag. 425" printed in upper right corner. Longitude guides from Paris and Isle de Fer, in reference to the depicted region of south Africa, located at center within top and bottom margins. Single-paged, single-sided, horizontal map with multiple folds as issued. 24 cm. x 34 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1780
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-270
Language
French
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
Rights
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License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Subjects
Maps; Oceans; Coastlines; Islands; Waterways