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Title: Nautical map : intended for the use of colonial undertakings on the w. coast of Africa from lat. 5⁰30' to lat. 14⁰ north

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1805

Publishers

  • London : C. & R. Baldwin ... , 1805 .

Summary

Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. "The coloured parts of this map shew the territories, recommended to be colonized, and are described in Chapters 8, 9 & 10 ... " P.B. Inset: An outline of Africa, intended to shew the extent of territory that will be within French influence, if Monsr. Golberry's system be acted upon ... (Scale [ca. 1:50,000,000]). From: African memoranda : relative to an attempt to establish a British settlement on the island of Bulama ... / by Captain Philip Beaver ... London : Printed for C. and R. Baldwin ... , 1805.

Subjects

  • Africa, West
  • Africa, West—Colonization—19th century
  • Africa, West—Maps
  • Maps—Africa, West—1805
  • Nautical charts—Africa, West—1805
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-17.17, -8.76, 14.09, 5.51)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-17.17, -8.76, 14.09, 5.51)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Beaver, Philip, 1766-1813. Nautical map : intended for the use of colonial undertakings on the w. coast of Africa from lat. 5⁰30' to lat. 14⁰ north. London : C. & R. Baldwin ... , 1805 .. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-9c67wp892

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng