Mitchell Map Liberia colony 1839

Mitchell Map of Liberia colony 1839 No. 17. The map presented is taken from ‘A Map of Africa’ where it is shown as an inset in the left bottom corner. In the right top corner of the map is stated: "No. 16. Map of Africa. Engraved to illustrate Mitchell’s School and Family Geography.” Below the map is written: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Connecticut.” Locations on the map from upper left (north west) to lower right (south east): Rivers: Gallinas R., Pissou R., St. Pauls R., Mesurado R., St. Johns R., Cestos R., Sinou R. Colonial towns: Caldwell, Millsburg, NewGeorgia (New Georgia), Monrovia, Edina, Pennsylvania Colony, Bexley, Mississippi Colony, Louisiana Colony, Maryland Colony Harper. Native Towns: Sugaree, Trade Town, Kroo Towns. Capes and cove: C. Mount, C. Mesurado, Bassa Cove, Cape Palmas. Regions etcetera: Veys des Bassas, "Kroos or Kroomen" (= Krumen people), Guinea.

Date

1839

Place

Liberia

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

1,678 × 1,743 pixels

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