Map of Africa showing the treaty boundaries between conterminous powers, treaty boundaries disputed by a third party, boundaries not definitely laid down, the dates of the treaties, railways, the Anglo-Egyptian route, the French routes, Macdonald's route, the Belgian route, British possessions and protectorates, the area under British chartered companies and areas under the British sphere of influence and army of occupation., The colour coded key indicates French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Belgian holdings in Africa.
