Subject: Africa
Period: 1760-1863 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Great lot of the continent of Africa maps showing the progress of exploration and knowledge between the mid-18th Century and into the 1860's.
1) "Africa from the best Authorities," Thomas Kitchin, London, 7.7 x 5.7", ca. 1760.
2) "Map of the Old Continent," A. Bell, 7.5 x 8.8", ca. 1760, uncolored.
3) "Carte de L'Afrique," Charles Francois Delamarche, Paris, 17 x 11.4", 1845. Hint of centerfold toning.
4) "Map of Africa Designed to Accompany Smith's Geography for Schools," 10.4 x 8.3", 1839. A little scattered toning.
5) "Johnson's Africa," Johnson & Ward, 17 x 24", New York, 1863. Lovely ivory toned paper, trace of dried flower marks in blank ocean, tiny puncture hole closed on verso.
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Condition: A
All very good unless noted above.