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Archive for the African History Category (10 Posts)

Printed map of Africa north of the Equator, showing toponyms, landforms, and explorers' routes

Improvements in Geography: An 18th-Century Map of North Africa

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 18th century cartography, African History, European History, Exploration

Detail of manuscript map of the Bamum kingdom showing mountains, rivers, and roads labeled with Bamum text

Competing Cartographies in Cameroon

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, African History, Borders, European History, Exploration

Map of mainland Southeast Asia

Little Atlas, Big World

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 18th century cartography, African History, American History, European History, Exploration

Illustrated and illuminated map of the northern Indian Ocean showing ships, islands, wildlife, cities, and people

Winds of (Ex)Change in the Indian Ocean

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 16th century cartography, 17th century cartography, 19th century cartography, African History, Asian History, Exploration

A map showing the outline of the Great Lakes with orange sunburst symbols marking the location of lighthouses along the coast.

Among the Greats

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, African History, American History

Map sheet that shows a portion of the Niger River with vegetation and towns marked along the banks.

A Trip Down the Niger River

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 19th century cartography, African History

French printed map of the upper Nile region

When Pride Mattered

Posted by: Mike Klein

Posted in: African History

Detail from Africa : corrected from the observations of the Royal Society at London and Paris. [London : John Senex, 1725?] Geography and Map Division. LC call number G8200 1725 .S4

Paradise in the Realm of the Hottentots

Posted by: Mike Klein

Posted in: African History

Map of Boer Republics in relation to neighboring colonial possessions.

The Rise and Fall of the Orange Free State and Transvaal in Southern Africa

Posted by: Ryan Moore

Posted in: African History, Borders, Military History