AGSL GeoDiscovery

Africa, with the discoveries to May 1858 of Livingstone, Barth, Vogel, & of the Chadda Expedition, from documents in possession of The Royal Geographical Society

Description:

by G. H. Swanston Edinr.

Relief shown by hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Greenwich.

Bar scale on map given in "English Miles."

Shows topography, drainage, ports, routes, islands surrounding continent, political boundaries.

Features deserts.

"64" on verso.

3 inset maps: Map of the regions around the Delta of the Niger on enlarged scale from documents in possession of R. Geo. Society & Church Missy Society -- Cape Colony and vicinity on enlarged scale from documents presented to Parliament -- Mauritius (British).

Appears in Swanston's Royal illustrated atlas of modern geography, Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., 1864.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/dk753gs3765

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/dk753gs3765

Language:

eng

Creator:

Fullarton, Archibald, active 1809-1840

Publisher:

A. Fullarton & Co.,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Discovery and exploration

Date Issued:

1864

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Biafra, Bight of, South Africa, Mauritius, Sahara, Libyan Desert, Arabian Peninsula, Jerusalem, and Europe, Southern

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