Colored, decorative map of the French colonies in Africa, divided into three sections dedicated to Senegambie (Senegambia), Madagascar, and the Senegal River. The largest focus is on Senegambia, with an inset of the Island of Goree in the lower left. Depicted around map border are illustrations of tropical environment with indigenous peoples, wild life of flora and fauna, and local inhabitants traveling by boat with cargo. Scrolls shown to left and right of map with text explanation and statistics in French. Publisher information and title of map located within bottom margin. Scale and additional title located within map, between Senegambia and Madagascar. Illustrated by French painter Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. From Victor Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845 and later editions). Single page, single sided, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43. cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Item: Colonies Françaises (en Afrique)
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Original image part of the Maps of Africa, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: 2019-245, Levasseur_Colonies Françaises (en Afrique)_1849_UTA_2019-245
Identifier: 20086361
Title: Colonies Françaises (en Afrique)
Creator: Levasseur, Victor (Cartographer), Bonheur, Raimond (illustrator)
Description: Colored, decorative map of the French colonies in Africa, divided into three sections dedicated to Senegambie (Senegambia), Madagascar, and the Senegal River. The largest focus is on Senegambia, with an inset of the Island of Goree in the lower left. Depicted around map border are illustrations of tropical environment with indigenous peoples, wild life of flora and fauna, and local inhabitants traveling by boat with cargo. Scrolls shown to left and right of map with text explanation and statistics in French. Publisher information and title of map located within bottom margin. Scale and additional title located within map, between Senegambia and Madagascar. Illustrated by French painter Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. From Victor Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845 and later editions). Single page, single sided, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43. cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1849
Coverage: 1840s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Madagascar, Senegambia, Gambia, French colonies, Goree Island, Islands
Location: Africa
Senegambia Confederation (Africa)
Madagascar
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Laguillermie (engraver)
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Colonies Françaises (en Afrique)
Creator: Levasseur, Victor (Cartographer), Bonheur, Raimond (illustrator)
Description: Colored, decorative map of the French colonies in Africa, divided into three sections dedicated to Senegambie (Senegambia), Madagascar, and the Senegal River. The largest focus is on Senegambia, with an inset of the Island of Goree in the lower left. Depicted around map border are illustrations of tropical environment with indigenous peoples, wild life of flora and fauna, and local inhabitants traveling by boat with cargo. Scrolls shown to left and right of map with text explanation and statistics in French. Publisher information and title of map located within bottom margin. Scale and additional title located within map, between Senegambia and Madagascar. Illustrated by French painter Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. From Victor Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845 and later editions). Single page, single sided, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43. cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1849
Coverage: 1840s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Madagascar, Senegambia, Gambia, French colonies, Goree Island, Islands
Location: Africa
Senegambia Confederation (Africa)
Madagascar
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Laguillermie (engraver)
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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