Linked title: British Library Online Gallery - Maps of Africa
Posted: 09/14/2017 - 20:36
Updated: 09/14/2017 - 20:36
Category: Maps
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tunisia
Posted: 09/14/2017 - 20:36
Updated: 09/14/2017 - 20:36
Category: Maps
Selected by readers, these maps represent areas of special European interest in Africa during the 19th and 20th century. Many of these regions came under direct British control during the Victorian era for the strategic or economic advantages they offered, and became independent in the 20th century. The maps are almost entirely topographical, prepared by the (British) War Office, colonial surveys, and other official mapping authorities.