Africa (1860)

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Steel engraved map of the whole African Continent. The map gives several geographic details on place names, rivers, mountains, and bays. The map is adorned with decorative borders. Countries shown: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Cities of many of these countries as well as Bays and Rivers in these Countries are present including Aden and Mocha Yemen, Brava (Barawa), Torra, Jillip (Jilib), Magadoxo (Mogadishu), Barboni, Auxa, Hurrur, Zeyla (Zeila), and Somauli, Somalia, Angot, Antalo (Hintalo), Genater, Axum, Gondar, Sokota (Soqota), Tegulet, Bure, Moumi, Bosham, and Ankober, Ethiopia, Massowa (Massawa), Eritrea, Sennar, Teawa (Al Qadarif), Takala, Halfay, Shendy, Atbara (Atbarah), Melcheir, Berber, El Obeid (Al-Ubayyid), Suakin, Amour, Cobbe, Meroe (Merowe), Old Dongola (Dunqulah al-Ajuz), New Dongola (Dongola), Hannek, Leghea, Kouke, Kolbe, Sebma,and Khartoum, Sudan, Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, Ipsambol (Abu Simbel), Assouan (Aswan), Edfou (Edfu), Thebes, Wah el Khargeh, El danan, Siout (Asyut), Minyeh, Abu Firgeh, Snez (Suez), Cairo, Cohizeh, Wah el Daleel, Farafreh (Farafra), Al Kasar, Sywah, Dresieh, Tifah, Damietta, Rosetta, Alexandria, Port Mahadda, and Derr (el-derr), Egypt, Akaba (Aqaba), Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Tarffanah, Jedid, Aujilah, Febabo, Zellah (Zella), Bureigah, Taukruo, Tolmeita (Tolmeitha), Boussaida, Ghirzah, Misratah (Misrata), Beniolid, Lebdah, Tripoli, Sokna, Sebba, Omlaraneb, Mafen, Gertrone, Tejert, Legkrir, El Baab, Monrzouk, Ghraat, Winega, Tadera, Labbiyed Gadamis (Ghadames),Grennat, Marajeh, Hanieh, and Dernah (Derna), Libya, Tierel, Mobadia, Sousah, and Tunis, Tunisia, and Bonah, Boujayah, Deltyz, Setif (Sétif), Constantina (Constantina), Tuggurt (Touggourt), Engousah, Algiers, Tenez (Ténès), Hamisa, Oran, Arzaw, Al Aghouath, Gardeia, Grara, Farsile, Ain Salah (In Salah), Agabli, Temadran, Armaghi, Al Walen, Tlemezen (Tlemcen), Fighig, and Al Galah, Algeria, Madroma, Tétouan, Tangier, Mequinez (Mekne), Fez (Fes), Segdmesa (Sijilmasa), Tabelhat, Tafilet (Tafilalt), Gourtand, Mansoriah, Azamor (Azemmour), Saffi (Safi), Al Kala, Magador, Agadir, Talent, Al Harib, Tatta, Nun, Saleco, Alekah, Al Guedea, and Marabooti, Morocco, Melilla, and Ceuta, Spain, Teneriffe (Tenerife), Canary Islands, St. Louis (Saint-Louis), Bakel, Hyenne, Sedo, Joal (Joal Fadiout), and Casamanza, Senegal, Kahede (Kaedi), Mauritania, Bangassi, Mali, Bathurst (Banjul), Gambia, Timbo, Guinea, Falaba, Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Tradetown, Settra Kroo, Sesters, Harper, and Bassa, Liberia, Tabou (Dabou), Bardy, King George Town, Lahou (Grand Lahou), Ivoery Town, Assineco, Ivory Coast, Apoflonia, Cape Three Points, Cape Coast Castle, Coomassie (Kumasi), Winabah (Winneba), Accra, and Adda (Ada Foah), Ghana, Badagry, Jenna, Engua, Koussou, Brass, Ibou, Beran, Iddah (Idah), Funda, Jacoba, Yola, Yakoba, Koji, Dikoa, Kuka (Kukawa), Boari, Kano, Bebeji, Zaria, Womba, Tabra, Egga, Eyeo, Boussa (New Bussa), Yaouri (Bin Yauri), and Dukes Town (Akwa Akpa or Calabar), Nigeria, Abomey, Benin, Boos, Niger, Williamstown, Cameroon, Adjumba, Gabon, Kabenda (Cabinda), Caconga (Cacongo), Sonho (Soyo), Batta, S. Salvador (M'banza-Kongo), Oando, Oaculo, Mani, Ambria, Casaba, Cassange, Tanza, Cambambe, Lutato, Old Benguela (Porto Amboim), Tamba, Bomba, Balhinda, Quisongi, Novo Redondo (Sumbe), Cabuto, Philip de Benguela (Benguela), Angaruca, Bihe, Caconda, Quilamata, Dumbo (Mandume), Quimbianba, and S. Paul de Loando (Luanda), Angola, Ondonga, Oyando, Orajo, Okavara, Burmen, Niaxs, Wesley Vale, Betni, Bethany (Bethanie), Africaners Kraal, and Rehoboth, Namibia, Kolobeng (Kolobeng Mission), Botswana, Pella, Lady Fn, Camel Mouth, Tulbagh, Stellenbosch, Clanwilliam, Cape Town, George, Uitenhage, Bathurst, Beaufort (Beaufort West), Cradock, Grahams Town, (Grahamstown), Fredericksburg, London (East London), Butterworth, Palmerston, Matuana Kraal, Phillipolis (Philippolis), Moriah, Griania, Kruman (Kuruman), Lattakoo (Dithakong), Moshow, Port Natal & D'Urban (Durban), Pietermaritzburg, Lakalabaldi, Potchefstroem (Potchefstroom), and Warm Bed, South Africa, Inhambane, Buok, Sofala (Nova Sofala), Luabo, Quillimane (Quelimane), Zumbo, Tete, Mesuril (Mossuril), Querimba (Quirimba), and Sena (Vila de Sena), Mozambique, Masapa (Massapa), Zumbo, Chicova, and Luanza (Luanze, Ruhanje), Zimbabwe, Sekeletu, Sesheke, and Sekhos, Zambia, Amboule, Tullear (Toliara), Fort Dauphin (Tôlanaro), Manamvatoo, Mananzari (Mananjary), Oiube, Voubai, Menabe, Mouron dava (Morondava), Enboudiaro, Andevorande (Andevoranto), Befaxona, Tananarivo (Antananarivo), Inaoja, Tamatave (Toamasina), Ifontsy, Vouipafie, Bembatooka, Tanzou, Narinda, Moringa, Angonta or Ngoncy, Ifonty, Passandava, and Mananbatou (Manambato), Madagascar, Saint-Denis, Réunion, Port Louis, Mauritius, and Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani), Tanzania, and the unknown locations of Argian, Hoden, Tisbeet, Shingaria, Kemmoo, Bambouk, Koena, Medina, Pisania, S. Domingo, Kakundy, Simera, Couseca, Aladah, Yandi, Bombom, Farfar, Korongo, Mombum, Doka, Salang, Raby Buba, Sette, Buka Meala, Monsol, Mayaimba, Loango, Sonho, S. Salvador, Batta, Oando, Oaculo, Ambria, Cabasa, Nariele, Setaabee, Kuissee, Nchokotsa, Maila, Tounobis, Makcto, Mashinga, Macanda, Mazayamba, Lukelingo, Marora, Dayua, Atumba, Oha, Ogomba, Lucenda, Mouvo, Chipaca, Henui, Gunaneh, Runga, Sebbo, Ketmede, Boushashem, Wara, Harrunek, Donas, Mangard, Day, Yogda, Mittu, Masena, Showy, Korbe, Birkel Fatima, Metmi, Birri, Mora, and Gider.

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Title

Africa (1860)

Creators/Contributors

Tallis, John,1817-1876 (Publisher)

Rapkin,John (Engraver, Cartographer)

Publisher

The London Printing and Publishing Company

Notes

Steel engraved map of the whole African Continent. The map gives several geographic details on place names, rivers, mountains, and bays. The map is adorned with decorative borders.

Countries shown: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Cities of many of these countries as well as Bays and Rivers in these Countries are present including Aden and Mocha Yemen, Brava (Barawa), Torra, Jillip (Jilib), Magadoxo (Mogadishu), Barboni, Auxa, Hurrur, Zeyla (Zeila), and Somauli, Somalia, Angot, Antalo (Hintalo), Genater, Axum, Gondar, Sokota (Soqota), Tegulet, Bure, Moumi, Bosham, and Ankober, Ethiopia, Massowa (Massawa), Eritrea, Sennar, Teawa (Al Qadarif), Takala, Halfay, Shendy, Atbara (Atbarah), Melcheir, Berber, El Obeid (Al-Ubayyid), Suakin, Amour, Cobbe, Meroe (Merowe), Old Dongola (Dunqulah al-Ajuz), New Dongola (Dongola), Hannek, Leghea, Kouke, Kolbe, Sebma,and Khartoum, Sudan, Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, Ipsambol (Abu Simbel), Assouan (Aswan), Edfou (Edfu), Thebes, Wah el Khargeh, El danan, Siout (Asyut), Minyeh, Abu Firgeh, Snez (Suez), Cairo, Cohizeh, Wah el Daleel, Farafreh (Farafra), Al Kasar, Sywah, Dresieh, Tifah, Damietta, Rosetta, Alexandria, Port Mahadda, and Derr (el-derr), Egypt, Akaba (Aqaba), Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Tarffanah, Jedid, Aujilah, Febabo, Zellah (Zella), Bureigah, Taukruo, Tolmeita (Tolmeitha), Boussaida, Ghirzah, Misratah (Misrata), Beniolid, Lebdah, Tripoli, Sokna, Sebba, Omlaraneb, Mafen, Gertrone, Tejert, Legkrir, El Baab, Monrzouk, Ghraat, Winega, Tadera, Labbiyed Gadamis (Ghadames),Grennat, Marajeh, Hanieh, and Dernah (Derna), Libya, Tierel, Mobadia, Sousah, and Tunis, Tunisia, and Bonah, Boujayah, Deltyz, Setif (Sétif), Constantina (Constantina), Tuggurt (Touggourt), Engousah, Algiers, Tenez (Ténès), Hamisa, Oran, Arzaw, Al Aghouath, Gardeia, Grara, Farsile, Ain Salah (In Salah), Agabli, Temadran, Armaghi, Al Walen, Tlemezen (Tlemcen), Fighig, and Al Galah, Algeria, Madroma, Tétouan, Tangier, Mequinez (Mekne), Fez (Fes), Segdmesa (Sijilmasa), Tabelhat, Tafilet (Tafilalt), Gourtand, Mansoriah, Azamor (Azemmour), Saffi (Safi), Al Kala, Magador, Agadir, Talent, Al Harib, Tatta, Nun, Saleco, Alekah, Al Guedea, and Marabooti, Morocco, Melilla, and Ceuta, Spain, Teneriffe (Tenerife), Canary Islands, St. Louis (Saint-Louis), Bakel, Hyenne, Sedo, Joal (Joal Fadiout), and Casamanza, Senegal, Kahede (Kaedi), Mauritania, Bangassi, Mali, Bathurst (Banjul), Gambia, Timbo, Guinea, Falaba, Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Tradetown, Settra Kroo, Sesters, Harper, and Bassa, Liberia, Tabou (Dabou), Bardy, King George Town, Lahou (Grand Lahou), Ivoery Town, Assineco, Ivory Coast, Apoflonia, Cape Three Points, Cape Coast Castle, Coomassie (Kumasi), Winabah (Winneba), Accra, and Adda (Ada Foah), Ghana, Badagry, Jenna, Engua, Koussou, Brass, Ibou, Beran, Iddah (Idah), Funda, Jacoba, Yola, Yakoba, Koji, Dikoa, Kuka (Kukawa), Boari, Kano, Bebeji, Zaria, Womba, Tabra, Egga, Eyeo, Boussa (New Bussa), Yaouri (Bin Yauri), and Dukes Town (Akwa Akpa or Calabar), Nigeria, Abomey, Benin, Boos, Niger, Williamstown, Cameroon, Adjumba, Gabon, Kabenda (Cabinda), Caconga (Cacongo), Sonho (Soyo), Batta, S. Salvador (M'banza-Kongo), Oando, Oaculo, Mani, Ambria, Casaba, Cassange, Tanza, Cambambe, Lutato, Old Benguela (Porto Amboim), Tamba, Bomba, Balhinda, Quisongi, Novo Redondo (Sumbe), Cabuto, Philip de Benguela (Benguela), Angaruca, Bihe, Caconda, Quilamata, Dumbo (Mandume), Quimbianba, and S. Paul de Loando (Luanda), Angola, Ondonga, Oyando, Orajo, Okavara, Burmen, Niaxs, Wesley Vale, Betni, Bethany (Bethanie), Africaners Kraal, and Rehoboth, Namibia, Kolobeng (Kolobeng Mission), Botswana, Pella, Lady Fn, Camel Mouth, Tulbagh, Stellenbosch, Clanwilliam, Cape Town, George, Uitenhage, Bathurst, Beaufort (Beaufort West), Cradock, Grahams Town, (Grahamstown), Fredericksburg, London (East London), Butterworth, Palmerston, Matuana Kraal, Phillipolis (Philippolis), Moriah, Griania, Kruman (Kuruman), Lattakoo (Dithakong), Moshow, Port Natal & D'Urban (Durban), Pietermaritzburg, Lakalabaldi, Potchefstroem (Potchefstroom), and Warm Bed, South Africa, Inhambane, Buok, Sofala (Nova Sofala), Luabo, Quillimane (Quelimane), Zumbo, Tete, Mesuril (Mossuril), Querimba (Quirimba), and Sena (Vila de Sena), Mozambique, Masapa (Massapa), Zumbo, Chicova, and Luanza (Luanze, Ruhanje), Zimbabwe, Sekeletu, Sesheke, and Sekhos, Zambia, Amboule, Tullear (Toliara), Fort Dauphin (Tôlanaro), Manamvatoo, Mananzari (Mananjary), Oiube, Voubai, Menabe, Mouron dava (Morondava), Enboudiaro, Andevorande (Andevoranto), Befaxona, Tananarivo (Antananarivo), Inaoja, Tamatave (Toamasina), Ifontsy, Vouipafie, Bembatooka, Tanzou, Narinda, Moringa, Angonta or Ngoncy, Ifonty, Passandava, and Mananbatou (Manambato), Madagascar, Saint-Denis, Réunion, Port Louis, Mauritius, and Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani), Tanzania, and the unknown locations of Argian, Hoden, Tisbeet, Shingaria, Kemmoo, Bambouk, Koena, Medina, Pisania, S. Domingo, Kakundy, Simera, Couseca, Aladah, Yandi, Bombom, Farfar, Korongo, Mombum, Doka, Salang, Raby Buba, Sette, Buka Meala, Monsol, Mayaimba, Loango, Sonho, S. Salvador, Batta, Oando, Oaculo, Ambria, Cabasa, Nariele, Setaabee, Kuissee, Nchokotsa, Maila, Tounobis, Makcto, Mashinga, Macanda, Mazayamba, Lukelingo, Marora, Dayua, Atumba, Oha, Ogomba, Lucenda, Mouvo, Chipaca, Henui, Gunaneh, Runga, Sebbo, Ketmede, Boushashem, Wara, Harrunek, Donas, Mangard, Day, Yogda, Mittu, Masena, Showy, Korbe, Birkel Fatima, Metmi, Birri, Mora, and Gider.

Geographic Areas

Africa

Language

English

Type/Format

cartographic