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Identifier
20086290
Description
General map of Africa. Accompanied with two columns of text within left and right margins, framing map print. Columns discuss historical context of general regions depicted. Cartographer indicates source of the Nile originating from the fictitious "Mountains of the Moon." Much of the continent's interior is not identified. Regions labeled generally and delineated by colored outlines. Title located at top center. Border surrounding map includes scale. Scale key not provided. Outermost decorative border encompasses map's print and accompanying text; features flora, vegetation, motifs, and some imagery. Hachures depicted off coast(s). Landforms and waterways located throughout. Single-paged, single-sided, horizontal map on laid paper with watermark. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1761
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-223
Language
French
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
Rights
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Oceans; Mountains; Rivers; Borders (Ornament areas)