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Thomas Kitchin Map of Africa
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Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 19 Jul 2024
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Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 19 Jul 2024
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Kitchin, Thomas. |
| Title: | Thomas Kitchin Map of Africa |
| Dates: | 1780 |
| Quantity: | 1 item |
| Abstract: | map of Africa |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) was an English engraver and cartographer, who served as Royal Hydrographer to the King of England. He also wrote a book on the history of the West Indies, which was published in 1778.
The Thomas Kitchin Map of Africa consists of a single map entitled "Africa: Drawn from the latest and best authoriesi byy Thos. Kitchin." Below the title is a penciled date of 1780.
Single item.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
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Persons
Kitchin, Thomas.
Subjects
Cartography.
Maps.
Physical geography -- Africa.
Places
Africa -- Maps.
Genres and Forms
Manuscript maps.
Maps (documents)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Thomas Kitchin Map of Africa
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of David Jan Baker, 2024.
Maps
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| Oversize 1 | “AFRICA Drawn from the latest and best Authorities by Thos. Kitchin” 1780 | ||||||||||
| Printed map with added light outline color, 20” x 18 ¾”. A penciled date of 1780 was presumably added by a dealer at some point. The coverage is from 30°W to 70°E and from 40°N to 35°S. Labeled on the map are countries, regions, ports, bays, rivers, seas, islands, and so on. Some are still in use today, including Ethiopia, Benin, Madagascar, and the Zaara Desart; others are entirely unfamiliar to modern cartography, such as Jinjiro, Monomotapa, and the land of the Hottentots. | |||||||||||