old maps of africa

Afrika - Public domain vintage geogrpaphic map

Public domain scan of a page from geographical atlas, geography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

África [Material cartográfico] : mapa física [sic]

Inserta: 1. La Tierra en el espacio. - 19,5 cm de diám. - 2. España a la escala de este mapa. - 10 x 12,5 cm

África [Material cartográfico] : mapa político

Inserta: 1. La Tierra en el espacio. - 19,5 cm de diám. - 2. España a la escala de este mapa. - 10 x 13 cm

Afrique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Posesiones Españolas del Norte de Africa

Relieve representado por normales

Mapa político de África [Material cartográfico]

Al verso: etiqueta de Cultura en la que consta [África] político

map from "The History of Mauritius, or the Isle of France, and the nei...

This image has been taken from scan 000395 from "The History of Mauritius, or the Isle of France, and the neighbouring islands from their first discovery to the present time, composed principally from the paper... More

map from "A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent; or a Geographical ...

This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent; or a Geographical Dictionary: containing ... a description of all the countries, kingdoms, states ... &c. in Europe, As... More

map from "A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent; or a Geographical ...

This image has been taken from scan 000214 from "A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent; or a Geographical Dictionary: containing ... a description of all the countries, kingdoms, states ... &c. in Europe, As... More

Africa - Public domain vintage geogrpaphic map

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "Landreise aus Ostindien nach Europa, unternommen im Jahre 17...

This image has been taken from scan 000317 from "Landreise aus Ostindien nach Europa, unternommen im Jahre 1797 auf einem ... wenig bekannten Wege durch die ... Türkey, Siebenbürgen, Ungarn und Teutschland. A... More

[Plan of the town and harbor of Tripoli] /

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by fathoms. Sketch map showing the positions of the labeled vessels of the United States squadron. Pen-and-ink and watercolor on 3 sheets pasted together, sectioned in 3 a... More

Charte von Africa : nach den neuesten astronomischen Beobachtungen und...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows political divisions. LC Copy 2 has ms. grid over northern Africa. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

map from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to ...

This image has been taken from scan 000105 from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798. [With maps and a frontispiece.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generate... More

map from "A Voyage to Cochin China, in the years 1792, and 1793: conta...

This image has been taken from scan 000420 from "A Voyage to Cochin China, in the years 1792, and 1793: containing a general view of the productions, and political importance of this kingdom; and also of such E... More

map from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to ...

This image has been taken from scan 000251 from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798. [With maps and a frontispiece.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generate... More

map from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to ...

This image has been taken from scan 000293 from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798. [With maps and a frontispiece.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generate... More

Egypt from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 t...

This image has been taken from scan 000016 from "[Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798. [With maps and a frontispiece.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generate... More

map from "History of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "History of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Librar... More

Africa, including the Mediterranean - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "De Kaffers aan de zuidkust van Afrika, natuur en geschiedkun...

This image has been taken from scan 000004 from "De Kaffers aan de zuidkust van Afrika, natuur en geschiedkundig beschreuen. [Translated from the German manuscript by Jan Konijnenburg.]". The title and subject ... More

map from "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ......

This image has been taken from scan 000383 from volume 01 of "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ... account of ... Europe, Asia, Africa and America ... To which is prefixed, a concise Sys... More

map from "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ......

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from volume 01 of "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ... account of ... Europe, Asia, Africa and America ... To which is prefixed, a concise Sys... More

map from "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ......

This image has been taken from scan 000119 from volume 01 of "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ... account of ... Europe, Asia, Africa and America ... To which is prefixed, a concise Sys... More

Orbis veteribus notus scilicet: Europe, Asia, Africa publici juris fac...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

map from "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ......

This image has been taken from scan 000052 from volume 01 of "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ... account of ... Europe, Asia, Africa and America ... To which is prefixed, a concise Sys... More

map from "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ......

This image has been taken from scan 000666 from volume 02 of "The New Geographical Grammar ... Comprehending a copious ... account of ... Europe, Asia, Africa and America ... To which is prefixed, a concise Sys... More

Mapa de la ruta de la nao Victoria gobernada por Sebastián Elcano dura...

Comprende desde la costa occidental de Sumatra hasta la meridional de Africa

America / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown pictorially. Shows major cities, political divisions, physical features, and areas of Indian habitation; Mississippi River as boundary between [French] Louisiana and the United States; Greenland, i... More

A Map of part of Africa : drawn by the latest authorities to illustrat...

Relief shown by hachures. "W. Hooker, engraver, 34 Fulton & 202 Water Streets, New York." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

map from "The Narrative of Robert Adams, a sailor, who was wrecked on ...

This image has been taken from scan 000013 from "The Narrative of Robert Adams, a sailor, who was wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1810 ... With a map, etc. [Edited by S. Cock.]". The title a... More

map from "An Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Comm...

This image has been taken from scan 000580 from "An Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the month of August 1815. With an account of the suf... More

map from "[The Narrative of Robert Adams, a sailor, who was wrecked on...

This image has been taken from scan 000007 from "[The Narrative of Robert Adams, a sailor, who was wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1810 ... With a map, etc. [Edited by S. Cock.]]". The title... More

Eslam or the countries which have professed the faith of Mahomet

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

map from "[An Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Com...

This image has been taken from scan 000006 from "[An Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the month of August 1815. With an account of the su... More

map from "[The History of America ... A new edition; to which is added...

This image has been taken from scan 000014 from volume 02 of "[The History of America ... A new edition; to which is added, a continuation, comprising the history of the colonies from 1652 to the present time .... More

map from "Narrative of an Expedition to explore the river Zaire, usual...

This image has been taken from scan 000102 from "Narrative of an Expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816 under the direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R.N. To wh... More

map from "Journal of a Visit to South Africa, in 1815, and 1816. With ...

This image has been taken from scan 000006 from "Journal of a Visit to South Africa, in 1815, and 1816. With some account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of Good Hope". The t... More

map from "[Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by...

This image has been taken from scan 000034 from volume 01 of "[Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the late J. Leyden, enlarged and completed to the present time, with illustrations ... ... More

map from "Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee; with a statistic...

This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee; with a statistical account of that kingdom, and geographical notices of other parts of the interior of Africa. [With ... More

map from "Travels in Nubia" - Public domain old map

This image has been taken from scan 000278 from "Travels in Nubia". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

map from "Voyage along the Eastern Coast of Africa ... to St. Helena; ...

This image has been taken from scan 000013 from "Voyage along the Eastern Coast of Africa ... to St. Helena; to Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco in Brazil, in the Nisus Frigate. [With two charts.]". The ti... More

Carte de l'Afrique / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown pictorially. "Longitude orientale de Paris." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Orbis veteribus notus - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

map from "A Geographical and Commercial View of Northern Central Afric...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "A Geographical and Commercial View of Northern Central Africa: containing a particular account of the course and termination of the great river Niger in the Atla... More

Africa - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carte de l'Afrique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

map from "Sketches taken during ten Voyages to Africa, between the yea...

This image has been taken from scan 000020 from "Sketches taken during ten Voyages to Africa, between the years 1786 and 1800; including observations on the country between Cape Palmas and the river Congo, etc.... More

map from "Narrative of an Expedition from Tripoli in Barbary, to the W...

This image has been taken from scan 000022 from "Narrative of an Expedition from Tripoli in Barbary, to the Western Frontier of Egypt, in 1817, by the Bey of Tripoli ... With an appendix, containing instruction... More

map from "[Sketches taken during ten Voyages to Africa, between the ye...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "[Sketches taken during ten Voyages to Africa, between the years 1786 and 1800; including observations on the country between Cape Palmas and the river Congo, etc... More

map from "Allgemeine Weltkunde, oder geographisch-statistisch-historis...

This image has been taken from scan 000332 from "Allgemeine Weltkunde, oder geographisch-statistisch-historische Uebersicht aller Länder, nebst einer Skizze der ältern und neuern Geschichte. Umgearbeitet und ... More

map from "Travels in Western Africa in the years 1819-21, from the riv...

This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "Travels in Western Africa in the years 1819-21, from the river Gambia ... to the river Niger: by Major W. G., and ... Staff Surgeon Dochard. [With an appendix.-E... More

Cape District, Cape of Good Hope - Public domain old map

Public domain scan of a page from geographical atlas, geography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

map from "Philosophisch-historisch-geographische Untersuchungen über ...

This image has been taken from scan 000267 from "Philosophisch-historisch-geographische Untersuchungen über die Insel Helgoland oder Heiligeland und ihre Bewohner ... Mit 2 Kupfertafeln und 2 Charten". The tit... More

map from "[Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Centra...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "[Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton and the late Doctor ... More

map from "[A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and...

This image has been taken from scan 000947 from "[A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... The astronomical part by James Ferguson, F.R.... More

map from "Travels and adventures in Southern Africa ... comprising a v...

This image has been taken from scan 000119 from "Travels and adventures in Southern Africa ... comprising a view of the present state of the Cape Colony, with observations on the progress and prospects of Briti... More

Chart shewing the tracks across the North Atlantic Ocean of Don Christ...

Like many of the ancestors of today's Floridians, Christopher Columbus voyaged from his home in Europe across the North Atlantic to the West Indies. Sailing under the Spanish flag, he made four separate voyages... More

Brazil and Paraguay / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Covers also Uruguay and the Guianas. Also numbered "51". From: New general atlas. (London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1830) Available also through the Library o... More

map from "Afrika en deszelfs Bewoners, etc. [Intended as part of a con...

This image has been taken from scan 000803 from "Afrika en deszelfs Bewoners, etc. [Intended as part of a continuation of E. A. W. von Zimmerman's work: “De Aarde en hare Bewoners.”]". The title and subject ter... More

Brazil, Bolivia & Peru. Historic map, Library of Congress

From New General Atlas of the Globe, M. Malte-Brun, John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1829. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas, incl...

Relief shown pictorially. Copy 1 Gift; 1968; American Colonization Society; Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text an... More

Syria : [mapa] - Public domain vintage map

Coordenadas : E37 50'-E44 10'/N38 10'-N30 00'. Meridiano sin especificar

Nordeste de África : ò estados de Marruecos, Argel, Túnez y Trípoli co...

Escalas gráficas además en lenguas francesas, etc. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Madrid (O 20 -E 35 /N 35 -N 11)

[Mapa de la derrota seguida por el Capitán Juan Biscoe abordo del berg...

Comprende el océano Atlántico Suroriental, reflejándose la costa suroccidental de Africa

L'Afrique, colle tracce degli antichi e recenti viaggi si marittimi ch...

This fascinating map of Africa comes from a revised Italian edition of Le Sage's "Atlas Historique", first published in London in 1802. This atlas was also published for several decades in foreign editions, one... More

map from "[The General Gazetteer ... The eighteenth edition, with very...

This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "[The General Gazetteer ... The eighteenth edition, with very considerable additions ... by A. Picquot.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gen... More

Africa - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

South America - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Africa - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

map from "Travels and Researches in Caffraria, etc"

This image has been taken from scan 000027 from "Travels and Researches in Caffraria, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's fli... More

Africa : [mapa] - Public domain vintage map

Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Madrid (O 25 -E 75 /N 40 -S 35). Escalas además en lenguas francesas etc

architecture from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes n...

This image has been taken from scan 000143 from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes na Africa Oriental. [With plates, including maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been genera... More

map from "Erste Reise nach dem nördlichen Amerika in den Jahren 1822 ...

This image has been taken from scan 000413 from "Erste Reise nach dem nördlichen Amerika in den Jahren 1822 bis 1824". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users ... More

Brazil, Bolivia, & Peru - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru Courtesy of Boston Public Library

map from "Wanderings and Adventures in the interior of Southern Africa...

This image has been taken from scan 000361 from "Wanderings and Adventures in the interior of Southern Africa". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the B... More

Northern Africa - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

map from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes na Africa ...

This image has been taken from scan 000093 from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes na Africa Oriental. [With plates, including maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been genera... More

South America - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

map from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes na Africa ...

This image has been taken from scan 000109 from "Memoria estatistica sobre os dominios portuguezes na Africa Oriental. [With plates, including maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been genera... More

map from "[A Topographical Dictionary of England ... and the Islands o...

This image has been taken from scan 000241 from volume 04 of "[A Topographical Dictionary of England ... and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Man ... with maps ... and a plan of London, etc.]". The title and... More

map from "Atlas" - Public domain vintage map

This image has been taken from scan 000022 from "Atlas". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

map from "Atlas" - Public domain vintage map

This image has been taken from scan 000029 from "Atlas". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.

Map of the territory west of the Rocky Mountains /

Relief shown by hachures. From: The Rocky Mountains; or, scenes, incidents, and adventures in the far west; digested from the journal of Captain B. L. E. Bonneville, of the Army of the United States, and illust... More

map from "An Expedition of Discovery into the Interior of Africa throu...

This image has been taken from scan 000032 from "An Expedition of Discovery into the Interior of Africa through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans and Hill Damaras, etc. [With p... More

map from "Narrative of an Expedition into Southern Africa, during the ...

This image has been taken from scan 000027 from "Narrative of an Expedition into Southern Africa, during the years 1836 and 1837, from the Cape of Good Hope, ... to the Tropic of Capricorn ... Illustrated, etc"... More

map from "Notes of a Wanderer, in search of Health, through Italy, Egy...

This image has been taken from scan 000215 from volume 01 of "Notes of a Wanderer, in search of Health, through Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, up the Danube, and down the Rhine". The title and subject terms of t... More

map from "[A universal Gazetteer; or geographical dictionary of the Wo...

This image has been taken from scan 000022 from "[A universal Gazetteer; or geographical dictionary of the World. Founded on the works of Brookes and Walker, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image ha... More

Africa del Sur : Bosquejo Geográfico : Ingleses y Boers In Guerra en e...

Comprende la República de Sudáfrica

Carta esferica de una parte de la costa occidental de Africa desde Cab...

Escala hallada a partir de un grado de latitud en los paralelos 10° N [= 5,1 cm] y 25° N [= 5,3 cm]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Cádiz (O 19°20'-O 8°04'/N 26°16'-N 9°24'). Red geográfica de 2° en 2°. ... More

map from "De Aarde beschouwd en haren natuurlijken toestand en verdeli...

This image has been taken from scan 000177 from volume 02 of "De Aarde beschouwd en haren natuurlijken toestand en verdeling door zeeën, rivieren, meren, bergen en woestijnen; benevens derzelver doelmatige str... More

The travellers; or, a tour through Europe

A pictorial map of Europe used as a game board. Up to 5 players, playing as European travellers, start from designated cities in Africa or on the shore of the Mediterranean and return to the capital of their ho... More

Cape of Good Hope. - Public domain map drawing

Relief shown by hachures. "This map is with permission copied from the original ms. drawing in the Colonial Office, compiled by Mr. Herbert Senr." LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth. Available also through ... More

map from "The New Universal Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary, etc...

This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "The New Universal Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the B... More

Map of the west coast of Africa: comprising Guinea, and the British po...

Map of Egypt Historic map, Library of Congress

From Wilkinson, [John] Gardner, Sir, 1797-1875. Modern Egypt and Thebes: being a description of Egypt, including the information required for travellers to that country. 2 vols. London: John Murray, 1843, vol. ... More

map from "A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa ......

This image has been taken from scan 000026 from "A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa ... Illustrated by two maps, sixteen etchings and twenty-eight wood-cuts". The title and subject terms o... More

map from "The Punjaub, being a brief account of the country of the Sik...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "The Punjaub, being a brief account of the country of the Sikhs, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users o... More

Map of Liberia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Besides escaping to the North, another alternative for freed slaves was “colonization“ or resettlement in Africa. Several organizations were founded to encourage and assist with this relocation, but this was no... More

map from "Saggio storico politico agrario e commerciale dell' antica e...

This image has been taken from scan 000427 from "Saggio storico politico agrario e commerciale dell' antica e moderna Versilia. [With “Annotazioni addizionali.”]". The title and subject terms of this image have... More