Africa

Creator

John Dower

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Identifier

20086310

Description

Original, hand colored map of Africa published in "A School Atlas Of Modern Geography Containing Forty Maps, Prepared from the Best Authorities and Including the Latest Discoveries With a Copious Index." Scale and title of map located in bottom left. Beneath includes illustration of various elevations within different mountain ranges and terrains of continent. Landforms depicted, with stippling used to indicate desert regions. Top right includes table of inhabitant population, numbers ranging from 100,000 to below 10,000 inhabitants, with respective areas depicted throughout map. Regions within continent distinguished by color. Hachures included along coast(s) and nearby islands. This map was largely used in public and private schools. Drawn and engraved by John Dower, Pentonville, London, and published by Orr & Company, Amen Corner, Paternoster Row. Publisher information located in bottom margin. Border of map includes scale. Single sided, single paged, horizontal map. 21 cm. x 26 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1849

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-335

Language

English

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

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