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| Keywords: 1762 Janvier Map of Africa - Geographicus - Africa-janvier-1762.jpg A beautiful example of Jean Janvier's 1762 map of Africa Covers the entire continent as well as the Island of Madagascar and adjacent parts of Persia and Arabia Divided into various regions with color-coding according to the colonial power active in the region Course of the Nile follows the Ptolemaic two lake theory Shows the Mountains of the Moon just south of the Ptolemaic lakes In southeastern Africa there is a long lake speculatively drawn in and labeled L Maram but which most likely represents an embryonic Lake Tanganyika Much of central Africa is blank suggesting the profound lack of knowledge of the interior Nonetheless several major river systems including the Niger the Congo and parts of the Nile to show indications of active exploration Names numerous African kingdoms and tribal groups throughout though admittedly few correspond with the groups we know today In the lower left hand quadrant there is an elaborate decorative title cartouche exhibiting a Nile crocodile a leopard vegetation a bird and a waterfall - possibly one of the Nile cataracts Drawn by J Janvier for issue as plate no 23 in Jean Lattre's 1775 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1762 dated Size in 17 5 12 object history credit line accession number Africa-janvier-1762 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1760s maps of Africa 1762 maps Maps by Jean Janvier Images from Geographicus | ||||
