Map of Africa

Description:

Relief shown by hachures and spot shading (for deserts). Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridians: Greenwich (top), Washington (bottom). Bar scale on map given in "Miles." Explanation at lower left and index note at lower right. Shows topography, drainage, boundaries, islands surrounding continent. Features caravan routes and unexplored areas. Includes distances and populations. Pictorial icons. "59" at top right. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848, by Cady & Burgess, in the Clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." Text on verso with running title: Quarto geography; and section title: Lesson XXXI : Map of Asia.

Publisher:

Cady & Burgess,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Roads, Caravans, and Discovery and exploration

Date Issued:

1848

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Sahara, and Jerusalem

Rights:

Image from the Caroline Batchelor Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@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.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/fz558cn6880