Africa, and its Several Regions and Islands according to the most recent Descriptions

Description:

Colored Even though the map depicts extensive knowledge of the interior, "the great rivers are inaccurately placed and the Nile erroneously appears to originate in two adjacent lakes in Central Africa"; Prime meridian through Ferro Island. Dr. Oscar I. Norwich

Creator:

Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Date Issued:

1800

Spatial Coverage:

Africa--Maps

Rights:

Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 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.

License:

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

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/vy733yj1918