South-west Africa. Angola Namibia Gabon Congo. Skeleton coast. LIZARS 1842 map

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Africa [south west sheet]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: William Home Lizars. Provenance: "Lizars' Edinburgh Geographical General Atlas: containing maps of every Empire, State and Kingdom…", Edinburgh; Lizars, 3, St James' Square; S. Highley, 32 Fleet Street, London; and W. Curry, Jun., & Co., Dublin. Type: Antique 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. The map shows the coast of south-west Africa between Sao Tomé and the approximately 25 degrees south, including the coastlines of Gabon, both Congos, Angola and most of Namibia including the Skeleton Coast (noted to have "no fresh water on this coast").

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Size: 5687px × 5057px
Location: Angola
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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