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Map Africa, with All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c.

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Title

  • Africa, with All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c.

Summary

  • This 1794 map by Solomon Boulton (Bolton) was adapted from one originally published in 1749 by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697--1782), the French geographer and cartographer. D'Anville reformed European cartography by rejecting plagiarism and unconfirmed cartography. D'Anville's maps often had blank spaces in places where earlier maps had been filled with figments of the imagination and features based on hearsay evidence. This map shows gold, silver, and gemstone mines, the hot springs near the settlement of Caledon, and the towns of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein. Also included are legends, text describing Hottentot women, and a long account of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Ostindische Compagnie--VOC) at the Cape of Good Hope.

Names

  • Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 Contributor.
  • Bolton, Solomon, died around 1768 Contributor.

Created / Published

  • London : Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

Headings

  • -  South Africa
  • -  1794
  • -  Caledon (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)
  • -  Hot springs
  • -  Khoikhoi (African people)
  • -  Mines and mineral resources
  • -  Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
  • -  Stellenbosch (South Africa)

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Relief shown pictorially. Scale 1:1,700,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; each sheet 51 x 123 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668451

Online Format

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon D', Contributor, and Solomon Bolton. Africa, with All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668451/.

APA citation style:

Anville, J. B. D. & Bolton, S. (1794) Africa, with All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c. London: Laurie & Whittle. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668451/.

MLA citation style:

Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon D', Contributor, and Solomon Bolton. Africa, with All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668451/>.