AGSL GeoDiscovery

Africa according to the best authorities

Description:

This was the first folio-sized map of Africa to be engraved and printed in the United States of America.

Relief shown pictorially.

Prime meridian: London.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale on given in "British Statute Miles."

Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1804.

There are several geographical inaccuracies and fictitious tribal names.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sw033xy9199

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sw033xy9199

Language:

eng

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1796

Spatial Coverage:

Africa

Rights:

Image courtesy University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections: Maps scanned under the William and Yvonne Jacobson Digital Africana Program at UCT. If you have questions, please contact David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

Property rights reside with the repository. Copyright (c) Stanford University. All Rights Reserved.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false