Rare Old Map of Africa, 1747 by Emanuel Bowen - Pre-Colonial, Handcoloured - Slave Trade, Negroland, Ethiopia, Barbary, Nubia geology most of California's modern counties

most of California's modern counties had already been incorporated and their borders defined - though you'll notice that many of the borders have changed significantly over the last 150 years

the Pantheon

Italy is "a young girl rejoicing in her newly acquired liberty

or perhaps someone interested in the history and ethnography of the region

St Peter's Basilica

Rare Old Map of Africa, 1747 by Emanuel Bowen - Pre-Colonial, Handcoloured - Slave Trade, Negroland, Ethiopia, Barbary, Nubia geology most of California's modern countiesThis fascinating, fantastically detailed and very rare map of Africa by British mapmaker Emanuel Bowen has significant historical value. It is shown here in its original, monochrome copperplate format. If you are looking for a map focusing just on Negroland, please check this listing. I also have the same Negroland map but with almost 300 years old handcolouring, which may better suit your aesthetic decor. This map shows Africa after the great African