No. 30; American view of Africa from 1839

    This is a mid-nineteenth century map of Africa, from an American atlas, with insets of the Liberian coast and the Nile River valley.

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    1. Mamluke (83 months ago | reply)

      what a great collection you've posted - thanks!

    2. Edu-Tourist (83 months ago | reply)

      Thanks - I wish others would share their maps on flickr. They are an important part of how we conceive of the world.

    3. Lucas | Pankra.com (83 months ago | reply)

      Awesome one!
      I used it for an article about ghana!

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      tokyotako, steveh30, and mando maniac (Thanks for 3 Million views!) added this photo to their favorites.

    5. ComputerHotline (67 months ago | reply)

      Hello

      This photo should be used in class, at school !

      Please add your photo to Photos pour l'école / Photos for school
      Read the group rules first.

      You can add this photo in more groupes :
      flickr.com/groups/wikimedia_commons/
      and tag it with thiese words :
      carte afrique vieille ancienne

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    6. jpwauthier (64 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the picture, we used it on CentPapiers : Sarkozy, ne touchez pas à mon Afrique !

    7. jpwauthier (63 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the picture, we used it on CentPapiers : souvenir d'Afrique

    8. M^K (56 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Images FOR Africa (Read the Rules!), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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      Ben Truscello, Jennifer Kumar, UzakYildiz, ssaenz3, and 3 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    10. The hills are alive (back for a bit....) (23 months ago | reply)

      Used here, with many thanks...

      www.flickr.com/photos/hills_alive/5900237690/

      (Faved on my other account....)

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      Bosqueeterno added this photo to their favorites. (23 months ago)

    12. JFGryphon (19 months ago | reply)

      They are not yet online but the American Museum of Natural History has many hundreds of photos of old maps.

    13. This photo was invited and added to the Items and Art from 1700-1899 group.

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      JaredHall19 and Photo Nut 2011 added this photo to their favorites.

    15. JFGryphon (13 months ago | reply)

      Again, what a wonderful map.

    16. Edu-Tourist (13 months ago | reply)

      love the mashup!
      Jim: have to come check out your collection!

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      Wilfraco and Lee-Anne Ragan, RPS Inc added this photo to their favorites.

    18. This photo was invited and added to the Photos and Other Images, Before 1850 group.

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