Republic of Malawi, July 4-7 1966, souvenir programme
This 1966 souvenir program celebrates the declaration of Malawi as a republic. Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) became an independent member of the British Commonwealth on July 6, 1964, and adopted a republican constitution two years later. The move to the republican form of government was primarily the work of Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1896?-1997), who served as prime minister in 1964-66 and as the country's first…
Deutsch-Ostafrika als siedelungsgebiet für Europäer, unter berücksichtigung Britisch-Ostafrikas und Nyassalands.
As imperial Germany began creating an overseas empire in the late 19th century, many influential Germans sought to emulate the example of Great Britain, which had built its large and powerful empire in part by promoting the settlement of immigrants from the British Isles to British-controlled territories in other parts of the world, including East Africa and South Africa. Germany declared a protectorate in…
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Lindequist, Friedrick Von - Lindequist, Friedrich Von
A Drawing (with a Western Perspective) of the East Indies from the Promontory of Good Hope to Cape Comorin.
Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad C. Comorin
This portolan map by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller Frederick de Wit (1629 or 1630-1706) shows the Indian Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope to the west coast of India (Malabar). The map was first published in 1675 and was reprinted in 1715. It is oriented with east at the top. Kishm is placed in the present-day United Arab Emirates (UAE)…