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Identifier
20086366
Description
Map of Africa from a German kinderatlas or children's atlas. The map covers the entire continent from the Mediterranean Sea to Cape Town. Also includes the island of Madagascar. The whole is surrounded by a wide boarder featuring vignettes meant to illustrate the peoples and cultures of the region. These include a tiger being strangled by an anaconda, a camel, a crocodile, a giraffe, monkeys, and equestrian figures. The map is accompanied by its adjacent page of text, which includes a poetic history of Africa in German Gothic type. The map was drawn by Anst. V A. Boeden of Berlin for inclusion as plate no. XVIII in the 1846 issue of Julius Loewenberg's "Geographische Landerfibel." Horizontal, double paged, double sided pages of German text accompanied with horizontal, single paged, and single sided map of African continent. 14 cm. x 17 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1846
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-236
Language
German
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Vignettes; Madagascar; Children's atlases; Illustrations; Borders (Ornament areas)