Smith's Map of Africa
SKU: 9625Title:
Smith's Map of Africa
Date of publication:
c.1820
Place of publication:
London
Colour:
original
Mapmaker(s):
Engraver(s):
Edward Jones
Extensive areas of this map of Africa are left entirely blank, but there is also a considerable amount of speculative material. The legendary Mountains of the Moon are prominent, regarded as a possible source for the Nile and one of the tributaries of the Niger. Further west, the mythical Mountains of Kong were mistakenly added to the map by James Rennell in 1798 to illustrate the travels of Mungo Park.
Condition & Materials
Copper engraving, 38 x 30 cm, engraved by Edward Jones, original hand colour, blank verso. Published in ‘Smith’s new general atlas’, which was issued in various editions from 1808 onwards.