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16th-20th Century Maps of Africa

Mercator map of Africa Northwestern University has scanned and uploaded a collection of 113 maps of Africa, dating from 1530 to 1915. The map collection is a part of the university’s Herskovitz Library, named after the scholar who founded the African Studies program at the university. BBC News coverage. Via GeoCarta.

Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Categories: Antique Maps

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