Title: Geografia tavole moderne di geografia de la maggior parte del mondo di diversi avtori raccolte et messe secondo l’ordine di Tolomeo con i disegni di molte città et ...
Manuscript copy of sheet 6 of Waldseemüller’s Carta marina Names Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519, cartographer Schöner, Johann, 1477-1547
Africa : to the committee and members of the British association discovering the interior parts of Africa this map is with their permission most respectfully inscribed. Relief shown by ...
Shows land telegraph cables in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Europe, and north Africa, submarine cables, steamship routes, and proposed lines. Relief shown by contours. Names Barker, Wm. J. ...
The “Daily Mail” commercial map of Africa : the Cape-Town to Cairo route Includes text and inset maps of “Africa before the scramble” and “England on same scale showing ...
Disigno dell’Isola de Gerb. English: Drawing of the Island of Gerb.
Desegno de la Golleta. English: Drawing of the Golleta.
In 1880, Egypt was formally part of the Ottoman Empire but was largely under European influence. Britain and France played major roles in Egyptian politics because of the country’s ...
The economy of Egypt in 1880 depended heavily on agriculture, especially cotton exports. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 made Egypt a key route for international trade. ...
Egyptian society at that time mixed ancient traditions with modern influences. Cairo and Alexandria were lively cities with markets, mosques, and schools, but also growing European communities. Education and ...
In the early 1880s, nationalist movements grew stronger, led by figures like Ahmed Urabi. Egyptians wanted to limit foreign power and strengthen their own government. However, Britain intervened militarily ...
L’Europpa, et parte dell’ Affrica. English: Europe and part of Africa.
Fortezza della Golleta. English: Golleta Fortress.
Map Sampler, An Outline Map of the World for Ladies Needlework and Young Students of Geography, 1798
Original title: Charte von Africa – nach den neuesten astronomischen Beobachtungen und Reisen berichtiget und gezeichnet English translation: Map of Africa – corrected and drawn according to the latest ...
Carte de l’Afrique. Relief shown pictorially. “Longitude orientale de Paris.” Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Names Brué, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832.
Carte du Congo Belge. Inset: Étendue comparée de la Belgique; 7 x 8 cm. Ancillary maps: Carte détaillée du Bas Congo — Carte détaillée du Katanga. Available also through ...
Notes – From Wilkinson, [John] Gardner, Sir, 1797-1875. Modern Egypt and Thebes: being a description of Egypt, including the information required for travellers to that country.
Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Names B.W. Thayer & Co.
North Central Africa – 1943
Original title: Grandes routes commerciales du Sahara Prime meridian: Paris. “Bulletin de la Société de géographie, 2e trimestre, 1890.” Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ...
Il vero sito della Rocella. On 16th-century maps, Rocella is the old name for the island of Santiago, which is the largest island in the Cape Verde archipelago. The ...
La Presa de Tunis. “La Presa de Tunis” likely refers to a port area or coastal region, as the most relevant research points to the Gulf of Tunis, located ...
Tripoli citta di Barbaria. English: Tripoli, city of Barbaria. The “Tripoli, city of Barbaria” in the 16th century refers to the city of Tripoli, Libya, as it was then ...
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