1889 Welsh Map of Africa. Congo Free State
1889 Welsh Map of Africa from
Encyclopaedia Cambrensis
"AFFRICA / AFRICA"
Colored; Shows states, railroads
This color litho map appeared in the rare Welsh language "Encyclopaedia Cambrensis"
published by Cyhoeddedig Gan T. Gee, Dinbych (Denbigh, Wales) in 1889.
Scale is given in British miles and kilometers
This superb authentic folding map
of Africa displays states and colonies, major cities,
rivers, lakes, mountans, and railways.
The map shows Congo Free State,
the Boer republics of the Orange Free State
and South African Republic (Transvaal), Liberia, and British,
German (German East Africa, German SW Africa; Togo and Kamerun
are not marked), French, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies.
The map is a magnificent document and a treat for history buffs.
See picture for more details; click image to view larger version.
Congo Free State was a former state in Africa created in the 1880s as the
private holding of a group of European investors
headed by Leopold II, king of the Belgians.
The regime, under Leopold's unrestrained personal control, became notorious for the
treatment of the inhabitants. Forced labour was used to gather wild rubber, palm oil,
and ivory; lashings and the taking of hostages were techniques for encouraging
villages to meet their rubber quotas. Belgians introduced mutilation as a common
punishment even for minor offenses. Brutality was widespread in mines and on
plantations. The population of the entire state is said to have declined from 20 or 30
million to 8 million. In 1908 the Congo Free State was abolished and
replaced by the Belgian Congo, a colony controlled by the Belgian parliament.
Engraved area is 9" x 11 1/4".
Two horizontal folds - as issued. The condition is
very good.. Imperfections:
two tiny centerfold splits in margins, repaired.
Will look great with a mat and frame.
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