Central African Exploration—Dr. W. Junker—Upper Nile to Congo River—RGS 1887 map

£90

SKU: P-6-111603

'Map illustrating the Journeys of Dr. W. Junker between the Upper Nile and the Congo, prepared from Dr. Junker’s Original Drawing.'


A strong Central African exploration map based on Dr. Wilhelm Junker’s original drawing. Junker, a Russian explorer of German origin, travelled extensively between the Upper Nile and the Congo, helping clarify the geography of the Nile–Congo watershed and the river systems of north-central Africa. This map records journeys through some of the most important exploratory ground of the period, where scientific geography, route-finding and imperial ambition overlapped. A desirable map for collectors of Congo, Sudan, Nile exploration and nineteenth-century African travel.

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Size 40 x 55 cm | 15.5 x 21.5 inches

Date Published: July 1887

Type: Antique Royal Geographical Society map with related text pages

Author: Royal Geographical Society

Royal Geographical Society / Johann Wilhelm Junker

Publication: The Geographical Journal

"The Geographical Journal"; Published by Royal Geographical Society, London

Condition: Poor |

Poor: Extensive damage, toning, and loss of printed area along fold/split. The map has been reconstructed and partly rebacked behind the damaged area. Please note any other blemishes on the scan prior to purchasing this picture. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

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