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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

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

Map of mainland Southeast Asia

Little Atlas, Big World

Posted by: Amelia Raines

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

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

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

French printed map of the upper Nile region

When Pride Mattered

Posted by: Mike Klein

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

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