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A fine detailed map of the African continent displaying pockets of coastal colonial knowledge. An attractive title cartouche upper right. With a small inset map of the Azores and a much larger one of ‘A Particular Chart of the Gold Coast … By S. Boulton’. When Laurie and Whittle took over the business of Robert Sayer they updated his ‘General Atlas’ with many new maps and issued it as ‘A New Universal Atlas’. It is from this latter work that this attractive map is from. Shirley BL Atlases T.Lau 1a nos. 53 & 54.
LAURIE, Robert & WHITTLE, James

Africa with All its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands &c. Improved and Inlarged from D'Anville's Map: To which have been Added a Particular Chart of the Gold Coast, wherein are Distinguished All the European Forts and Factories ...

London, 1794
1040 x 1230 mm., in four sheets joined. In early outline colour. With a slight stain just affecting the image in the lower margin, a tear running several inches in to the map upper left which is restored.
Stock number: 3773

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