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Africa Mapby Patricia Pinto
25" x 25" Framed Art Frame
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Africaby Tava Studios
27" x 27" Framed Artwork Frame
Black Grey Gold Geoby Urban Epiphany
19" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africaby Walt Johnston
27" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Africa in Shades of Blueby Vision Studio
19" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Map with Flag Overlay Kenyaby Color Me Happy
16" x 14" Framed Art Frame
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African Hippoby Color Me Happy
15" x 17" Framed Art Frame
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1794 Boulton and Anville Wall Map of Africa
26" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Crackled Map Of Africaby Deborah Bookman
21" x 18" Framed Artwork Frame
Map with Flag Overlay South Africaby Color Me Happy
16" x 14" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa 1885
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa 1742
25" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa from Encyclopaedia Britannica 1890
22" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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Map of West Coast of Africa 1830
28" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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East Africa and the Indian Ocean 1596, Arnold Florent van Langren
29" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Africa 1909, Edward Hertslet
22" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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Africa 1635, Willem Janszoon Blaeu
29" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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Africa Relief Location Map
24" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa 1745
28" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa 1885
22" x 26" Framed Art Frame
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Map of Africa
24" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Africa Map Political
24" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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1855 Colton Map of Western Africa
23" x 25" Framed Art Frame
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1855 Spruner Map of Africa Since the Beginning of the 15th Century
24" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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1862 Johnson Map of Africa
22" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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1862 Stieler Map of Africa
26" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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1864 Johnson Map of Africa
23" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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1864 Mitchell Map of Africa
26" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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1852 Bocage Map of Africa
22" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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1855 Colton Map of Northeastern Africa
23" x 26" Framed Art Frame
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1855 Colton Map of Southern Africa
26" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Africa
30" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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1809 Pinkerton Map of Southern Africa
30" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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1818 Pinkerton Map of Northern Africa and the Mediterranean
30" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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1818 Pinkerton Map of Southern Africa
28" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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1847 Levasseur Map of Africa
29" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Framed Africa Map Art
Africa was once called the “Dark Continent” by European explorers and slavers when there was the height of European colonization. It was called as such because much of it was unknown. Maps were drawn to help these commercial ventures find their way on such a huge continent. We will look at framed maps of Africa in their historical context.
“Africa, 1800” by Unknown is a framed African map which no doubt was useful to sailors going to the so-called Dark Continent. You see many familiar names, like Ethiopia, Syria, and others. Unlike today the nations are not clearly defined, though they were inhabited by the then-tribal peoples. In the corner is a small picture depicting what an explorer would see, like palm trees, crocodiles, and African castles.
The framed cartography of Africa map by Deborah Bookman, “Crackled Map of Africa,” is slightly different from the former. It has the nations listed, but there are three colored divisions, which makes one wonder, why the divisions? Who is claiming these places? The boat in the corner appears to be a naval ship of the 1700's. This was probably used by naval forces at its time of publish.
The next framed African map, “Nautical Map of Africa” by Anonymous, is a bit more fancy than the others. Judging by the boats in its four corners, it probably dates back to the 1700's. It has fewer nations. Its standout is the Sahara Desert, which Europeans were still learning to conquer.
