1840 Black Map of Africa
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Africa.
Issued in the year that Great Britian annexed New Zealand.
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Issued in the year that Great Britian annexed New Zealand.
A fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1840 map of Africa. The map covers the entire continent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean. Also shows the Island of Madagascar. An interesting map issued just as most of the earth's non-polar shore has been explored. Gone are many of the errors of the previous century with the coastal regions accurately depicted. Inland though, much remained confused. A large portion of central Africa is marked ‘unexplored regions' and the area of the Sahara or the Great Desert is beautifully rendered. This map was engraved by G. Aikman for issue in the 1840 edition of Black's General Atlas.Cartographer
Charles and Adam Black (fl. 1807 - present) were map and book publishers based in Edinburgh. Charles and his uncle, Adam, both of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded their publishing firm in 1807. They published a series of maps and atlases throughout the 19th century. In addition to an array of atlases, the Black firm is known for their editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1817 - 1826) and the first publishing of Sir Walter Scott's novels in 1854. In 1889 the A. & C. Black publishing house moved to London where it remains in operation to this day. Further Details...
Source
Hall, Sydney, Black's General Atlas: A series of Fifty-Four Maps from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources, Engraved on Steel, In the First Style of the Art, (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black) 1840.
Condition
Very good. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible. Erased pencil mark in left center border.
References
Philips (atlases) 4334.