L'Afrique

Description:

revuë et augmentée par M. Brion Ingénieur Géographe du Roy. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridian: Island de Fer; however, "Méridien de Paris" indicated at top. Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Shows topography, drainage, shoals, political boundaries. Decorative border and cartouche. Illustrations of ships. Text box at bottom left: Avertissement ... Text box at bottom right: On trouvera ches le proprietaire de cet Atlas, les 4 parties du Monde en 4. feuilles ou on ... Possibly appears in Brion de la Tour's Atlas général, méthodique et élémentaire pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire moderne, dressé, Paris: Desnos, 1768.

Creator:

Brion de la Tour, Louis, 1743-1803 and Desnos, Louis-Charles, 1725-1805

Publisher:

chez le Sr. Desnos, Ing. Géog. pour les Gloves et Sphéres rue St. Jacques, au Globe,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Education

Date Issued:

1766

Spatial Coverage:

Africa

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

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More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/vp229jv4267