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Carte générale de L'Afrique : dressée par Beaupré Geographe d'après les Mémoires de la Société Géographique

Description:

gravé par Lale ; Hocquart, editeur.

Relief shown by shading and hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Paris.

Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

3 bar scales on map, given in "Lieues communes de France," "Lieues Marines," "Milles," and "Milles."

Shows topography, drainage, political boundaries.

Features deserts and "Grand Plateau Ethiopien."

Decorative border.

Descriptive text throughout.

"19." at top left.

Appears in Monin's Atlas classique ce la geographie ancienne, du moyen age et moderne, Paris, 1839.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/dj153tn1512

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/dj153tn1512

Language:

fre

Publisher:

[Librairie Classique,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Temporal Coverage:

19th century

Date Issued:

1839

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Sahara, Libyan Desert, Arabian Peninsula, 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:

false