Title: Map of Africa From the Latest Authorities Author: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Date: 1850 Description: Lithographed map, hand-colored. 31x38.1 cm (12¼x15") including decorative border. Attractive map of Africa in the middle of the 19th century, colored to indicate the European colonial possessions, fairly accurate for the period. At bottom left is a large inset of the Republic of Liberia, reflecting the American influence there and the effort to repatriate freed Negroes to Africa. Lot Amendments Condition: Margins with darkening and a few slight chips; very good. Item number: 271451
Title: Map of Africa From the Latest Authorities Author: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Date: 1850 Description: Lithographed map, hand-colored. 31x38.1 cm (12¼x15") including decorative border. Attractive map of Africa in the middle of the 19th century, colored to indicate the European colonial possessions, fairly accurate for the period. At bottom left is a large inset of the Republic of Liberia, reflecting the American influence there and the effort to repatriate freed Negroes to Africa. Lot Amendments Condition: Margins with darkening and a few slight chips; very good. Item number: 271451
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