1970 Moghul Pictorial Map of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)

This is a c. 1970 Hameed Moghul pictorial map of East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wonderful color illustrations of iconic African wildlife, including a cheetah, rhinoceros, elephant, zebra, and giraffe. These portraits provide a framework for the map, which highlights national parks (orange) and game reserves (green). The Rift Valley Lakes, such as Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi, are illustrated and labeled. Icons mark lodges, hotels, and campsites (tents), and are explained in a legend in the lower right. Yellow lines trace major road networks.

Publication History and Census

This map was designed by Hameed Moghul and published by the East African Wild Life Society c. 1970. An empty OCLC reference exists for this map, suggesting that a former cooperative member created it. Examples of other editions are present in institutional collections. We are aware of two other examples in private hands.