A map of the River Gambia from its mouth to Eropina

Alternative Title:

A map of the River Gambia from Eropina to Barrakunda

Description:

by Capt. John Leach in 1732 ; T. Kitchen sculpt. Two sheets combine to capture full length of the Gambia River. Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, routes. Features river depths. Compass rose. "Scale of English miles". Period: 18th century. Descriptive text at bottom left of sheet 2. "Pl. 149, No. 87, Vol. 2, p. 356." at bottom left margin of sheet 2. "Plate 150. No. 87. Vol. 2. p. 357" at bottom left margin of sheet 2. Collector's note: Includes illustrations of 4 insets: 2 insects ( large unusual winged ), 1 ant of natural bigness, 1 anthill or Pismires nest; Pl. 149, No. 87, vol. 2, p. 356.

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Nautical charts

Theme:

Imagery

Date Issued:

9999

Spatial Coverage:

Gambia River, Africa, Africa, West, and Gambia River Valley

Rights:

Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/fp277qq2514