English Map, Engraved

Engraved coastlines and tiny lettering fill a continent that is neatly bordered.

This engraved map of Africa, dated 1812 is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1812. It is ink on paper. European maps of Africa from this period often left the interior sparsely filled, since geographers worked from limited accounts of coastal trade and the first inland expeditions. Rivers, coasts and many names appear in small type. The paper is cream colored with slight edge wear. It is 9.5 inches wide and 8.4 high.

A small sheet, crowded with careful detail.