Reference
R1/128
Title
AFRICA
Map Engraved by Emanuel Bowen "partly from the Observations of the Royal Academy of Sciences and partly from the Improvements of Herman Moll".
40" x 46"
Shows various Kingdoms with some comments on their people; also depicts a number of wild animals, including, elephants, ostriches, lions, monkeys, crocodiles, etc.; various battles between ships around the coastline. Inset composite picture of Egyptian pyramids; ruins of Thebes; cataracts of the Nile; and a Turkish Hill Fort. 90 miles = 1 inch.
Date free text
c.1760
Production date
From: 1730 To: 1790
Level of description
item