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Identifier

20086361

Description

Colored, decorative map of the French colonies in Africa, divided into three sections dedicated to Senegambie (Senegambia), Madagascar, and the Senegal River. The largest focus is on Senegambia, with an inset of the Island of Goree in the lower left. Depicted around map border are illustrations of tropical environment with indigenous peoples, wild life of flora and fauna, and local inhabitants traveling by boat with cargo. Scrolls shown to left and right of map with text explanation and statistics in French. Publisher information and title of map located within bottom margin. Scale and additional title located within map, between Senegambia and Madagascar. Illustrated by French painter Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. From Victor Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845 and later editions). Single page, single sided, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43. cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1849

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-245

Language

French

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

Maps; Africa; Illustrations; Animals; People; Boats; Madagascar; Islands

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