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Identifier
20086354
Description
Colored map of Africa and its islands. Surrounding regions of Arabia and Mediterranean depicted. Colors distinguish general regions within continent. Includes notes on early European exploration of Africa with mention of the 15th-century Portuguese voyages along the west coast, of the continent, the Canary, and Cape Verde Islands. Annotations throughout map. Includes comments about voyages of Vasco de Gama in 1497 and 1498 around the Cape of Good Hope and Marco Polo's voyage to Madagascar. A descriptive text elegantly portrays Africa, using words to draw out the unique coastlines and island formations of the region. Landforms are also depicted and located within continent. Simply decorated cartouche located at bottom left. Surrounding border of map is undecorated, including scale. Roman numerals XIX printed at top centrefold. Single sided, double page, horizontal map of Africa. Bound at centrefold on verso. 36 cm. x 46 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1830
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-281
Language
Italian
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Oceans; Islands; Cartouches (Graphic); Capes (Coasts); Discovery & exploration