The European exploration of Africa in the first half of the 19th century

BRUÉ, Adrien Hubert.

Carte Physique et Politique de L'Afrique Par A.H. Brué Géographe du Roi. Nouvelle Édition.
Paris: J. Andriveau-Goujon, 1840. Original outline colour. Dissected and laid on linen, as issued, total 675 x 960mm.

Splits in linen at folds.

A large and detailed map of Africa, updated to show the recent discoveries of the European travellers in the interior. Additions of the previous twenty years include Lake Chad (1823), Timbuktu (1826-8), and the mouth of the Niger (1830),
Despite these developments, James Rennell's infamous 'Mountains of Kong' still cross the continent.


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