AGSL GeoDiscovery

Part of the west coast of Africa surveyed in 1835

Description:

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Location of peak of Jibel Bibawan, based on bearings taken from Mogador (Essaouira) and Marocco (Marrakech), is shown. Sandy and rocky portions of coast shown by shading. Offshore reefs are marked. East of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote islands are shown. Note from the companion article: "The original chart of this survey is laid down on the scale of one inch to one mile, minutely detailing all the features of the coast, and the soundings; and it is from this the accompanying sketch chart is reduced." From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 6 (1836), pp. 285-310; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.6 1836.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9975676213506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/qz20sw00d

Language:

en and English

Publisher:

London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1836.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Africa, North—Discovery and exploration, Africa, West—Discovery and exploration, Coastal mapping, Atlantic Coast (Africa, Northwest)—Maps, Coasts—Africa—Maps, Africa, West—Maps, Africa, North—Maps, Western Sahara—Maps, Canary Islands—Maps, Morocco—Maps, Nautical charts, and Maps

Theme:

Africa, North—Discovery and exploration, Africa, West—Discovery and exploration, Coastal mapping, Atlantic Coast (Africa, Northwest)—Maps, Coasts—Africa—Maps, Africa, West—Maps, Africa, North—Maps, Western Sahara—Maps, Canary Islands—Maps, Morocco—Maps, Nautical charts, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, West

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF