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Map of part of northern Africa showing the routes of the expedition under Messrs Richardson, Barth, Overweg & Vogel in the years 1850 and 1853
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Libya -- Maps., Libya -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
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Description
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Map of Libya, showing the Mediterranean coastline and the Gulf of Sidra, the Regency of Tripoli, Pashalic of Fezzan, Ghat and the Soudah or Black Mountains. The map also indicates the following routes: the route of Dr Barth and Dr Overweg in the Gharian Mountains, 2-24 February 1850; part of the route of Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg from Tripoli to Lake Tsad [Chad], 22 March to 2 August 1850; Dr Vogel's route, June to November 1853., Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., "Lith. by A. Petermann ..."., Includes an illustration of "Artemia oudneyi (Fezzan worm)."
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Identifier
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islandora:19666
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Title
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Map of part of northern Africa showing the routes of the expedition under Messrs Richardson, Barth, Overweg & Vogel in the years 1850 and 1853
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Subject
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Libya--Maps., Libya--Discovery and exploration--Maps.
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Description
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Map of Libya, showing the Mediterranean coastline and the Gulf of Sidra, the Regency of Tripoli, Pashalic of Fezzan, Ghat and the Soudah or Black Mountains. The map also indicates the following routes: the route of Dr Barth and Dr Overweg in the Gharian Mountains, 2-24 February 1850; part of the route of Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg from Tripoli to Lake Tsad [Chad], 22 March to 2 August 1850; Dr Vogel's route, June to November 1853., Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., "Lith. by A. Petermann ..."., Includes an illustration of "Artemia oudneyi (Fezzan worm)."
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Identifier
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islandora:19668
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Map of part of Africa showing the progress of the expedition under Messrs Richardson, Barth, Overweg & Vogel in the years 1850-1853
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Subject
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Africa, West -- Maps., Africa, North -- Maps., Africa, West -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps., Africa, North -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
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Description
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The map shows Libya, Sudan, a portion of the Sahara desert, Benin, Cameroon and surrounding countries to the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. The map also indicates the following routes: Richardson, Barth, Overweg and Vogel, 1850-1853; Hornemann, 1798; Ritchie and Lyon, 1818-1825; Oudney, Denham and Clapperton, 1822-1825; Clapperton and Lander, 1825 & 1826; Lander 1830 (the same journey was repeated by Allen and Oldfield in 1833); Dickson 1851 and "Native Routes". The map is surrounded by impressions of Africa including "Ghat, the Tuaricks [Tuareg]", "Mursuk, the Tibbus", Lake Tsad [Chad], "Roman ruins at Ghareah", as well as portraits of James Richardson, Adolf Overweg, Heinrich Barth and Eduard Vogel., "Designed & executed by A. Petermann". "The border del[ineated] & lith[ographed] by F Moras".
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Identifier
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islandora:19667
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Map of part of central Africa showing the routes of the expedition performed under the sanction of H.M. Government by Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg in the years 1851 and 1852
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Africa, Central -- Maps.
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Description
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The expedition routes are marked in colour. The map indicates Bormu, Bagirmi, Waday, Darfor, and Fumbina or Adamaua. Topographical features include mountains, rivers and lakes, namely Lake Tsad [Chad] with its archipelago of islands occupied by the Bidduma ("an independent pagan tribe") and Lake Fittri. The map also shows the Bight of Biafra with a note about the Bati, "a pagan tribe of white colour and of beautiful shape, from whose country a very high mountain is seen to the S.W. said to be close to the sea. They live in houses of clay and wear around their loins an apron made of cotton"., Torn along fold lines into three pieces.
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Identifier
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islandora:19665
