Item number: AFR228
Genuine Antique Printed Color Map
1848
Maker: Goodrich.
Antique early printed color outlined two-sided page from A National Geography for Schools written by S.G. Goodrich and published by Huntington and Savage in 1848, including engravings of Bushman, Caffre, Moorish Soldier, Moorish Barbar and Fisherman, Animals of Africa, and Various Inhabitants of Barbary. Map shows vast unexplored regions, as well as the theoretical source of the Nile, The Mountains of the Moon, which do not exist. Includes text and tables describing the region, etc. In very good antique condition with minor toning, foxing and general signs of age, page measures approximately 10.5 x 8.5 inches.
Item Number: AFR228