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| Keywords: 1848 Levasseur Map of Senegal, Gambia and Madagascar - Geographicus - AfricaFr-levasseur-1847.jpg This is a fascinating 1847 map of the French colonies of Madagascar Senegal and the Gambia is divided into two sections Madagascar and Senegambie Senegambie features a close up of the Senegal River and the Island of St Louis The Madagascar section features an inset of the coast The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land There is a short textual history of the regions depicted on both the left and right sides of the map 1848 undated Size in 17 5 12 5 object history credit line accession number AfricaFr-levasseur-1847 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Victor Levasseur - Maps of the world Old maps of Senegal Old maps of Gambia Old maps of Madagascar 1847 maps 1847 in Gambia Maps showing the history of French colonies Maps in French Old maps of Gorée Senegal River People with boats in art | ||||
