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Identifier
20086281
Description
Colored, copper engraved map of Africa published in Louis Brion de la Tour's, "Atlas general civil, ecclesiastique et militaire, methodique et elementaire pour l'etude de la geographie et de l'histoire," in Paris. Map has two borders, featuring decorative outside border, and interior border; surrounding map contains scale. Scale key not provided. Decorative title cartouche located in top right corner of map, depicting small seascape and flora. Locale of various tribes and ruling factions noted. Source of Nile originates from the fictitious "Mountains of the Moon." Hachures depicted off coast(s). Cartographer adds warning, in bottom left corner, on latitudes of the map. Additional text provided in bottom right corner. Various ships are depicted within sea/ocean regions. Double-paged, single-sided, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 31 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1786
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-255
Language
French
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Rivers; Mountains; Cartouches (Graphic); Borders (Ornament areas)