Afrique

Description:

Relief shown by hachures. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridian: Paris. Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Bar scale on map given in "Kilomètres" (1:60,000,000). Vertical scale given in "Mètres." Includes key indicating political boundaries. Shows topography, drainage, deserts, islands surrounding continent, political boundaries. Covers Brazilian coast and northeastern tip of North America. Profile view comparing elevation of African mountain peaks at lower right. "Atlas général par J. Perthes No. 17" at top right. Appear's in Perthes' Atlas général, Gotha, 1869.

Publisher:

Justin Perthes,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Colonies, Deserts, and Mountains

Date Issued:

1869

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Jerusalem, Sahara, Libyan Desert, and Brazil

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/nf688wm9558