Handsome, detailed fold-out map of Africa.

• It opens to a generous 29½" x 23" and is printed in full color on both sides.



• On one side there's a beautiful reproduction of an original 16th-century antique map of the continent by Abraham Ortelius, with text on Africa's history.



• On the other side there is a detailed political map, drawn on a scale of 1:14,400,000, showing railroads, major roads, airports, canals, oil fields, and other features.



• Today Africa is largely free of its colonial shackles and comprises more than 55 independent countries, including Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho. Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears.Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• It was prepared by the National Geographic Society, noted for its highly detailed and attractive cartography and was issued as a supplement to the February 1980 National Geographic Magazine.



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