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Identifier
20086327
Description
Uncolored map of Africa, with original hand-colored outlines, from Carl Gläser's Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde..., published in Stuttgart by Scheitlin & Krais in 1850. Coastal regions outlined with color, rest of map uncolored. Stippling printed for desert regions, mountain ranges located, and hachures included to designate coastline(s) along the continent and nearby islands. Title and scale are located in bottom left. Legend in upper right, lists European colonial holdings designated by color, and outlined within continent. Border of map includes scale. Single sided, single paged, horizontal map with original hand color outline. Verso blank. 20 cm. x 25 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1848
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-384
Language
German
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
Rights
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Colonies; Deserts; Mountains; Oceans