Maps by Location, Africa by Region

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Central

See also: East Africa

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Africa Centrale
Size: 20.5 x 29.5
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: Central Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 6S - 24N, 8E - 28E; inset of the entire region
Published by Service Geographique Brazzaville
1961

Drawer # 2, folder # 3
Central, East and West Africa
Size: 8 x 10.5
Keywords: Central Africa/East Africa/West Africa/climate
Notes: map covers 20S - 20N; shows different climate types

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
The Upper Zambezi Basin of Central Africa
Size: 30 x 32
Scale: 1: 20 miles
Keywords: Central Africa/Zambezi Basin
Notes: mounted on canvas; tearing
Map by principally Major A. S. H. Gibbons

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East

See also: Central Africa

Drawer # 2, folder # 3  (new)
Africa Orientale Italiana Impero d'Etiopia, Eritrea e Somalia Italiana
Size:
Scale: 1 : 2500,000
Keywords: Italian East Africa
Notes: inset of the navigational routes (both marine and aerial) between Italian East Africa, Libya and Italy
Published by Instituto Geografico de Agostini - Novara.
1937

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
The Caltex Road Map: East Africa
Size: 25 x 35; reduces to 6.5 x 9.5
Scale: 1: 40 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Road Map/Transportation
Notes: insets of Zanzibar (1: 7.5 miles), Dar Es Salaam (1: .25 miles), Entebbe (1: .38 miles), Kampala (1: .75 miles), Nairobi (1: .5 miles), Mombasa, and an index; shows transportation
Published by International Aeradio (East Africa) Ltd.
1959

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
Central and East Africa
Size: 30.5 x 39.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: Central Africa/East Africa/Topographical/Transportation
Published by John Bartholomew and Son, LTD.
1960

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Central and East Africa
Size: 31 x 39.5; reduces to 5 x 8.5
Scale: 1: 65 miles
Keywords: Central Africa/East Africa/Transportation/Topographical
Notes: map covers 14S - 12N, 8E - 42E; mounted on canvas; tearing at folds; shows roads, rail, etc. and topography
Published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
East Africa
Size: 33 x 43.5; reduces to 5.5 x 10
Scale: 1: 40 miles
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: map covers 16S - 4N, 26E - 42E
Published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.
1976

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
East Africa 1927
Size: 10 x 16.5
Scale: 1: 175 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 20S - 15N, 25E - 45E; shows boundaries, air routes, and railways
Published by Joint East Africa Board

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
East Africa: Boundaries of British Territories
Size: 10 x 12
Scale: 1: 175 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Britain

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Eastern and Central Africa
Size: 12 x 14.5
Scale: 1: 500 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Central Africa/Religion
Notes: map covers the region between the equator and the tropic of capricorn; shows dioceses

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Map of Eastern Africa Showing Railways, Steamer Routes, and Roads
Size: 15 x 19
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 11S - 4N, 29E - 40E; inset of the Belgian Congo

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Geology
Size: 16 x 21.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W. Morgan, 1967
Published by Oxford University Press, Nairobi
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Mineral Resources, Forests, and Game Reserves
Size: 19.5 x 31
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Minerals
Notes: shows international, provincial, and district boundaries; one of six maps which accompany East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources ed. W.T.W. Morgan 1967; map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Oxford University Press
1967

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Mineral Resources, Forests, and Game Resources
Size: 16 x 21.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa/Minerals
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W., 1967
Published by Oxford University Press, Nairobi
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Physical and General
Size: 18.5 x 28
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Topographical
Notes: shows international, provincial, and district boundaries; one of six maps which accompany East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources ed. W.T.W. Morgan 1967; map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Oxford University Press
1967

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Population, Tsetse fly, and Rainfall
Size: 21 x 28
Scale: 1: 45 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Population/Weather
Notes: map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Directorate of Colonial Surveys
1960

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Rainfall Probability, Population and Main Drainage Basins
Size: 16 x 21.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa/Weather
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W. Morgan, 1967
Published by Oxford University Press
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Rainfall Probability, Population and Main Drainage Basins
Size: 16 x 21.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa/Weather/Population
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W. Morgan, 1967
Published by Oxford University Press, Nairobi
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Rainfall Probability, Population, and Main Drainage Basins
Size: 18 x 28
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Weather/Climate/Population
Notes: inset of the Drainage Basins; Rain data supplied by the East African Meteorological Department; Population as at 1962; shows international, provincial, and district boundaries; one of six maps which accompany East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources ed. W.T.W. Morgan 1967; map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Oxford University Press
1967

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Soils
Size: 21.5 x 32
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W. Morgan, 1967
Published by Oxford University Press, Nairobi
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Soils Map
Size: 19.5 x 31
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: soil data compiles by R.M. Scott; shows international, provincial, and district boundaries; one of six maps which accompany East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources ed. W.T.W. Morgan 1967; map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Oxford University Press
1967

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Vegetation
Size: 16 x 21.5
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: part of "East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources" ed. W.T.W. Morgan, 1967
Published by Oxford University Press
1972

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
East Africa: Vegetation
Size: 18.5 x 28
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: East Africa
Notes: Vegetation Data compiled by I. Langdale-Brown and C.G. Trapnell; shows international, provincial, and district boundaries; one of six maps which accompany East Africa: Its Peoples and Resources ed. W.T.W. Morgan 1967; map covers 12S - 5N, 28E - 43E
Published by Oxford University Press
1967

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Mineral and Agricultural Products of East Africa
Size: 13.5 x 18
Scale: 1: 55 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Agriculture/Minerals/Transportation
Notes: shows main roads, railroads, airways, and boundaries
Published by Commisioner for East Africa
1960

Drawer # 2, folder # 3
Population Distribution of East Africa as of August 1962
Size: 33 x 47
Scale: 1: 25 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Population/Tanzania/Uganda/Kenya
Notes: population designations of Africans, Asians, and Europeans; figures for Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda on the back along with a summary of Non-African Populations
Map by Philip W. Porter
Published by Association of American Geographers
1966

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
Railroads of Tropical Africa, 1950
Size: 20 x 27
Scale: 1: 200 miles
Keywords: Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 22S - 22N, 20W - 50E; map 3 in a series of 4 maps showing the railroads of Africa
Published by CIA

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
Railway Map of East Africa
Size: 19 x 26
Scale: 1: 49.59 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 12S - 4N, 29E - 41E; shows air routes, boundaries, and roads; reproduced by kind permission of East African Railways and Harbors; supplement to Saben's Uganda Directory

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
Road Map of East Africa
Size: 23 x 36
Scale: 1: 32 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Road Map/Transportation
Notes: Tanganyika on one side; Kenya and Uganda on the other
Published by Shell
1959

Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Shell Touring Map of East Africa
Size: 50 x 19
Scale: 1: 17 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Transportation
Notes: very bad condition; shows roads, boundaries, and natural conditions
Published by The Shell Company

Drawer # 2, folder # 3
A Provisional Soil Map of East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika & Zanzibar) 1935
Size: 29.5 x 37.5
Scale: 1: 32 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Kenya/Uganda/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Agriculture
Notes: insets of Zanzibar and Pemba Island; accompanying explanatory booklet
Map by G. Milne
Published by East African Agricultural Research Station
1936

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
South West Arabia and East Africa
Size: 21 x 26
Scale: 1: 4 miles
Keywords: South West Arabia/East Africa
Notes: map covers 2N - 18N, 38E - 56E; map is trapezoid shaped
Map by BMC
Published by Government Printer, Nairobi
1953

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
The Tribal Map of Eastern Africa (Sheet 1 of 2)
Size: 27 x 33
Scale: 1: 100 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Population
Published by War Office
1943

Drawer # 2, folder # 1
The Tribal Map of Eastern Africa (Sheet 2 of 2)
Size: 25 x 36
Scale: 1: 50 miles
Keywords: East Africa/Population
Published by War Office
1943

Drawer # 2, folder # 3
Major Areas of White Settlement in British East Africa
Size: 8 x 9
Scale: 1: 250 miles
Keywords: Britain/East Africa/Political
Notes: map covers 20S - 5N, 25E - 45E; adapted from A.G. Church, "East Africa, A New Dominion"
Published by Reproduction Branch, OSS
1945

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Northern

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Africa: Aden to Dakar
Size: 29.5 x 41
Scale: 1: 106 miles
Keywords: North Africa/Topographical
Notes: map covers 0 - 40N, 20W - 45E; inset of the Suez Canal (1:8 miles); An Oxford Wall map, shows topography
Published by Oxford University Press
1960

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
Afrique du Nord-Sahara Perimetres des Titres Miniers d'Hydrocarbures
Size: 17 x 24
Scale: 1: 100 kilometers
Keywords: North Africa/Mining
Notes: map covers 23N - 37N, 12W - 10E
Map by Schneider and Mary Levallou
Published by Bureau de Recherches de Petrole

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
Afrique Nord-Ouest
Size: 29 x 35
Scale: 1: 250 miles
Keywords: North East Africa/Topographical
Notes: inset of Cape Verder; topographical
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1934

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
The Strategic Arab World
Size: 29 x 40
Scale: 1: 125 miles
Keywords: Arab/Morocco/Algeria/Libya/Egypt/Sudan/Syria/Iraq/Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Yemen/Minerals/Production
Notes: includes Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen; shows mineral deposits and production
Published by The Arab Information Center

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Carte des Populations de L'Afrique Noire
Size: 33.5 x 36
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: North Africa/Population
Notes: map covers 12S - 16N, 16W - 32E
Published by L'Institut Geographique National

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara (Sheet 1)
Size: 32 x 47
Scale: 1: 2000000
Keywords: Sahara/Population
Notes: Sheet 1 covers 24N - 36N, 11W - 12E; inset of Le Soul; combines with Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara - Sheets 2 and 3
Map by G. Lafosse
Published by CHEAM
1959

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara (Sheet 2)
Size: 32 x 47
Scale: 1: 2000000
Keywords: Sahara/Population
Notes: Sheet 2 covers 14N - 28N, 16W - 4E; combines with Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara - Sheets 1 and 3
Map by G. Lafosse
Published by CHEAM
1959

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara (Sheet 3)
Size: 32 x 47
Scale: 1: 2000000
Keywords: Sahara/Population
Notes: Sheet 3 covers 12N - 26N, 4E - 22E; combines with Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara - Sheets 1 and 2
Map by G. Lafosse
Published by CHEAM
1959

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Fort Mac-Mahon [Carte du Sahara]
Size: 24.5 x 31
Scale: 1: 5 kilometers
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1961

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
French and Spanish North Africa
Size: 10.5 x 15
Scale: 1: 250 miles
Keywords: French/Spanish/North Africa
Notes: map covers 15N - 40N, 25W - 30E
Published by CIA
1949

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Landform Map of North Africa
Size: 22 x 48
Scale: 1: 70 miles
Keywords: North Africa
Notes: map covers 16N - 38N, 18W - 39E; insets of the S-N section from Tibesti Mts. to Sirte (after desio) and political divisions; has a glossary and shows abbreviations
Map by Erwin Raisz
1952

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
Map of North-west Africa
Size: 30 x 39; reduces to 5 x 8.5
Scale: 1: 60 miles
Keywords: North West Africa/Transportation
Notes: map covers 4N - 38N, 30W - 10E; insets of Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Atlantic Ocean; shows roads, rail, and tracks; has orographical coloring; is mounted on canvas and tearing at the folds
Published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
The Nile Basin
Size: 26.5 x 41
Scale: 1: 70 miles
Keywords: Nile Valley/Egypt/Topographical
Notes: map covers 5S - 30N, 21E - 41E; mounted on canvas; shows rivers and topography
Published by Survey of Egypt
1952

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
The Nile Countries of Africa
Size: 19 x 25
Scale: 1: 200 miles
Keywords: Nile Valley/Africa/Topographical/Transportation/Oil
Notes: map covers 5S - 55N, 20E - 50E; shows topography, roads, trails, rail, canals, and oil
Map by James M. Darley
Published by National Geographic Society
1963

Drawer # 3, folder # 3
Nile Valley: Land of the Pharoahs
Size: 19 x 25
Scale: 1: 21 miles
Keywords: Nile Valley/Egypt/Transportation/Religion
Notes: the map is seperated into two parts, part one covers 18N - 25N, part two covers 25N - 32N; shows rail, roads, trails, and pyramids; map has points of information concerning religion, art, nature, etc. throughout it; insets of the Pyramids of Giza (1: 2400 feet), the Theban area: El Karnak, Luxor, and Western Thebes (1: 1 mile), South to Khartoum (1: 42 miles), the Egyptian Empire 1450 b.c. (1: 450 miles), and an Ancient Egypt Timeline; on the back of the map there is 'Your Intro to Anciet Egypt' and a map index
Map by Wellman Chamberlin
Published by National Geographic Society
1965

Drawer # 2, folder # 3
The Sources of the Nile: Explorers' Maps 1856 - 1891 A.D.
Size: 16 x 21
Keywords: Nile Valley
Notes: Reproductions of earlier maps 1856 - 1891; 10 sheets, 14 maps with notes by G.R. Crone; original cartographers: 1. John Petherick 1858, 2. J. M. Speke 1858, 3. J. H. Speke 1858, 4. J. H. Speke 1862, 5. J. A. Grant 1863, 6. David Livingstone 1856, 7. S. W. Baker 1864, 8. C. G. Gordon 1876, 9. C. G. Gordon 1876, 10. Joseph Thomson 1879, 11. H. M. Stanley 1875, 12. F. D. Lugard 1891, 13. J. H. Speke 1863, 14. J. H. Speke 1858
Published by Royal Geographical Society
1964

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
North Africa and Asia showing area invaded by the desert locust
Size: 16.5 x 32
Scale: 1: 15 miles
Keywords: North Africa/Asia
Notes: map covers 10S - 40N, 20W - 85E
Map by BMC
Published by Government Printer Nairobi
1953

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
North Africa - Libya, Algeria, Tunisia
Size: 22 x 29
Scale: 1: 4 miles
Keywords: North Africa/Libya/Algeria/Tunisia
Notes: glossary
Published by Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers
1961

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
NorthEast Africa
Size: 34 x 43
Scale: 1: 80 miles
Keywords: North East Africa/Topographical
Notes: map covers 0 - 38N, 18E - 68E; shows conversion scale (meters to feet) and glossary; topographical; adjoins to North-western Africa
Published by American Geographical Society of New York
1964

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
North East Africa - Awenati junction of Libya, Egypt, and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Size: 38 x 58
Scale: 1: 13 kilometers
Keywords: North East Africa/Libya/Egypt/Sudan
Notes: map covers 20N - 24N, 24E - 30E; in German
Published by HeeresplanKammer

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Northern Africa
Size: 28.5 x 41
Scale: 1: 115 miles
Keywords: North Africa/Topographical/transportation/Oil/Israel/Lebanon/Nile Valley
Notes: map covers 5S - 40N, 25W - 55E; insets of Israel, Lebanon, the Nile Delta and Suez Canal, and the Great Rift Valley; shows topography, transportation, oil, and volcanic debris
Map by James M. Darley
Published by National Geographic Society
1954

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
Northern Africa
Size: 8.5 x 11 and 10 x 12.5
Scale: 1: 500 miles
Keywords: Northern Africa
Notes: 2 copies of this map but one if extremely faded and hard to read; map covers 0 - 40N, 20W - 50E

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
North-West Africa
Size: 34 x 42
Scale: 1: 80 miles
Keywords: North West Africa/Topographical
Notes: map covers 0 - 38N, 30W - 18E; shows conversion scale (meters to feet) and glossary; topographical
Published by American Geographical Society of New York
1964

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
North-Western Africa
Size: 34 x 43
Scale: 1: 80 miles
Keywords: North West Africa/Topographical
Notes: map covers 0 - 38N, 30W - 18E; shows conversion scale (meters to feet) and glossary; topographical; adjoins to North East Africa; sheet 2 of series 1106
Published by American Geographical Society of New York
1962

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Prinicpales Voies de Communication de L'Afrique du Nord
Size: 26.5 x 41
Scale: 1: 50 miles
Keywords: North Africa/Communications
Notes: map covers 28N - 38N, 9W - 10E
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1955

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
The Railroads of North Africa, 1950
Size: 10.5 x 28
Scale: 1: 3000000
Keywords: North Africa/French/Spanish/Transportation
Notes: map covers 30N - 36N, 10W - 12E; 2 copies; shows French and Spanish zones and ownership
Published by CIA
1951

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Sahara
Size: 27 x 30
Scale: 1: 16 miles
Keywords: Sahara
Notes: map covers 24N - 28N, 6W - 12E
Published by Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers
1963

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Le Sahara des Nomades
Size: 28 x 39
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: Sahara
Notes: map covers 12N - 36N, 20W - 24E; 4 copies
Map by G. Lafosse
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1952

Drawer # 3, folder # 1
Stanford's General Map of North-East Africa
Size: 31 x 40
Scale: 1: 90 miles
Keywords: North East Africa/Saudi Arabia
Notes: map covers 5S - 35N, 20E - 55E; includes Saudia Arabia; has pictures drawn around the edges
Published by George Philip and Son Ltd.
1962

Drawer # 23, folder # 2
Sudan Irrigation
Size: 12 x 16
Scale: various
Keywords: Sudan
Notes: booklet of maps and information
Published by The Ministry of Irrigation and Hydro-Electric Power
1957

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Union Africaine et Malgache des Posts et Telecommunications Reseau des Telecommunications
Size: 41 x 51
Scale: 1: 5000000
Keywords: North Africa/Madagascar/Communications
Notes: insets of entire Africa and Madagascar
Published by L'Institut Geographique - Paris
1966

Drawer # 3, folder # 2
World Travel Map Africa - North East
Size: 5.5 x 10
Scale: 1: 80 miles
Keywords: North East Africa/Transportation/Oil/Topographical
Notes: insets of the Nile Delta and Suez (1: 20 miles) and Somalia; shows roads, oil, and topography
Published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd.
1977

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Southern


Drawer # 2, folder # 2
Transport Map of Central and Southern Africa as relating to Manganese, Chrome, and Copper
Size: 16 x 18.5
Scale: 1: 250 miles
Keywords: Central Africa/South Africa/Production/Minerals
Notes: map covers 35S - 5S, 5E - 50E; shows estimated production and exports of manganese, chrome, and copper
1950

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West

See also: Central and French Equatorial Africa

Drawer # 5, folder # 3
Afrique Occidentale
Size: 19.5 x 43
Scale: 1: 3000000
Keywords: West Africa
Notes: inset of the general area
Published by Michelin
1955

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Carte Agricole de L'Afrique Occidental Francaise
Size: 25 x 35
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/French Africa/Agriculture
Notes: map covers 4N - 24N, 16W - 16E; agricultural divisons
Map by G. Bahry
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1954

Drawer # 5, folder # 3
Carte des Densites Humaines au Sahara
Keywords: Sahara/Population
Notes: not a map - explanation of the population density of the Sahara; looks like it could be an accompaniment to a map we don't have
Published by CHEAM
1958

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Carte Economique de L'Afrique Occidental Francaise
Size: 23 x 35
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/French Africa/Communications/Industry/Economics
Notes: map covers 4N - 24N, 16W - 16E; communication and industries
Map by G. Bahry
Published by L'Institut Geographique National
1954

Drawer # 5, folder # 2
Carte Ethno-Demographique d'Afrique Occidentale
Size: 51 x 59
Scale: 1: 15 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Population
Notes: maps cover 7N - 17N, 18W - 12W; 3 copies; comes with a note de presentation - one missing; 4 sheets - 2 different maps
Map by J. Richard-Molard
Published by IFAN - Dakar
1952

Drawer # 5, folder # 2
Carte Ethno-Demographiques de L'Afrique Occidentale
Size: 41 x 57
Scale: 1: 15 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Population
Notes: map covers 0 - 6E, 6N - 17N; 2 copies, comes with a note de presentation; 4 pieces - 2 different maps
Map by Paul Mercier
Published by IFAN - Dakar
1953

Drawer # 5, folder # 2
Cartes Ethno-Denographiques de L'Afrique Occidentale
Size: 37 x 70
Scale: 1: 25 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Population
Notes: maps cover 10N - 17N, 8W - 0; 4 sheets - 2 different maps; comes with a note de presentation and legends
Map by G. Brasseur et G. Le Moal
Published by IFAN - Dakar
1963

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
Carte des Groupes Ethniques de L'Afrique Occidentale - West Africa
Size: 21 x 28
Keywords: West Africa/Population
Notes: inset with a scale of 1: 13 kilometers; map covers 11N - 17N, 0 - 4E

Drawer # 4, folder # 2
French West Africa
Size: 10.5 x 15
Scale: 1: 240 miles
Keywords: West Africa/French/Transportation
Notes: map covers 0 - 25N, 20W - 25E; has designations for road, rail, and trails
Published by CIA
1949

Drawer # 4, folder # 2
Irrigation of the Central Niger River: Maps and Plans
Size: booklet: 8.5 x 12.5
Scale: varying
Keywords: Niger/West Africa
Notes: booklet contains seven maps: 1 - Vallee du Niger entre Bamako et Tombouctou (1: 1000000); 2 - Irrigation du Delta Central Nigerien - plan d'ensemble (1: 500000); 3 - Systeme Hydralique de Sotuba (1: 50000); 4 - Systeme Hydralique du Kala Inferieur Ca Siers Blanc - Kolodougou - N'Debougou - Siengo (1: 50000); 5 - Systeme Hydralique du Kalam Inferieur - Casier de Molodo (1: 50000); 6 - Casiers Rizicoles e Niaro et Boky-Were (1: 50000); 7 - Barrage de Sonsanding et Ouvrages Annexes (1: 50000)
Published by Gouvernement General de l'A.O.F.

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
Natitingou
Size: 24 x 32
Scale: 1: 5 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/topographical
Notes: topographical
Published by Service Geographique de l'A.O.F.
1955

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
Parakou
Size: 27 x 30
Scale: 1: 16 miles
Keywords: West Africa/Transportation/Topographical
Notes: designates transportation means; has a reliability diagram, index to adjoining sheets, index to boundaries, explanatory notes, and glossary
Published by Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers
1963

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
Stanford's General Map of West Africa
Scale: 1: 88 miles
Keywords: West Africa/Population/Transportation
Notes: map covers 5S - 25N, 15W - 25 E; pictures around the edges; population and methods of transportation are shown
Published by George Philip & Son Ltd.
1962

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
West Africa
Size: 25 x 51.5
Scale: 1: 47 miles
Keywords: West Africa
Published by Federal Survey Department of Nigeria
1957

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
West Africa
Size: 25 x 29
Keywords: West Africa
Notes: 5 copies; inset of Iles du Cap Vert

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
West Africa
Size: 29 x 35
Scale: 1: 32 miles
Keywords: West Africa/Transportation/Colonization
Notes: Map is split into 3 parts: 1st part covers 4N - 17N, 17W - 7W; 2nd part covers 4N - 17N, 6W - 4E; 3rd part covers 4N - 17N, 5E - 15E; inset of the entirety of Africa detailing the colonies; contains designations for road, rail, and colonization
Published by Survey of Ghana at Accra
1959

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
West Africa: Du Rio Grande aux Iles de Los
Size: 29 x 41
Scale: 1: 8 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa
Notes: map covers 9N - 11N, 13W - 16W
Published by Service Hydrographique de la Marine, Paris
1955

Drawer # 5, folder # 3
West Africa: Titres Minies D'Hydrocarbures
Size: 35 x 41.5
Scale: 1: 150 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Mining/Sahara/Gambia/Morocco/Madagascar/Portuguese Guinea/Nigeria
Notes: map covers 4S - 28N, 16W - 26E; inset of the Republique Malgache (madagascar); designates areas by Sahara, Gambia, Morocco, Spanish Sahara, Portuguese Guinea, and Nigeria; shows hydrocarbines and mines
Map by P. Gazeau and G. Bonnard
Published by Bureau de Recherches de Petrole
1961

Drawer # 5, folder # 1
West and Central Africa - Mean Annual Rainfall (1951-1989)
Size: 21 x 35
Scale: 1: 150 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Central Africa/Weather/Climate
Map by Elisabeth Auberton
Published by ORSTOM
1996

Drawer # 5, folder # 3
World Travel Map Africa West
Size: 32 x 42
Scale: 1: 94 kilometers
Keywords: West Africa/Cape Verde/Transportation/Oil
Notes: map covers 4S - 18N, 16W - 16E; inset of Cape Verde; designates road, rail, airports, and oil
Published by John Bartholomew & son Ltd.
1977

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French Equatorial

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Afrique Equatoriale Francaise: Communications - Industries et Mines
Size: 19 x 29
Scale: 1: 65 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa/Communications/Industry/Mining
Notes: map covers 4S - 24N, 8E - 28E; insets of population density (1: 40 kilometers) and Congo to Ocean Region (1: 68 kilometers); communications, industries, and mines
Published by L'Institut Geographique National

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Afrique Equatoriale Francaise: Equipement et Mise en Valeur
Size: 20 x 28
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa
Notes: map covers 4S - 24N, 8E - 28E; inset of the Congo to Ocean region (1: 68 kilometers) and Carte des Langes (1:400 kilometers)
Published by L'Institut Geographique National

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Afrique Equatoriale Francaise: Productions Agricoles
Size: 20 x 28
Scale: 1: 130 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa/Agriculture
Notes: map covers 4S - 24N, 8E - 28E; insets of the entire region (1: 400 kilometers) and the Congo to Ocean Region (1: 68 kilometers)
Published by L'Institut Geographique National

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
Carte Ethnique de l'Afrique Equatoriale
Size: 26.5 x 30.5
Scale: 1: 32 kilometers
Keywords: Population/Equatorial Africa
Notes: sheet 1 - Brazzaville (2 copies) and sheet 5 - Bangassou
Map by Marcel Soret
Published by Service Geographique de l'A.E.F., Cameroon
1955

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
French Equatorial Africa
Size: 26 x 33
Scale: 1: 125 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa
Notes: map covers 4N - 22N, 4E - 28E; 2 copies - one in color
Published by Service Geographique de l'Armee
1952

Drawer # 4, folder # 2
French Equatorial Africa
Size: 16.5 x 21
Scale: 1: 175 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa/Transportation
Notes: 2 copies (1 french, 1 english); explanation on the back; designates hotels and transportation
Published by Imprimerie Officielle Brazzaville
1953

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
French Equatorial Africa: Bangassou (Sheet 5)
Size: 25.5 x 31
Scale: 1: 25 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa/Population/Topographical
Notes: map covers 4N - 8N, 22E - 28E; shows population; topographical
Map by Marcel Soret
Published by Service Cartographique de l'ORSTOM
1961

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
French Equatorial Africa: Onesso (Sheet 4)
Size: 27 x 32.2
Scale: 1: 25 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa
Notes: map covers 0 - 4N, 13E - 19E
Map by Marcel Soret, Roland Diziain Antoinette Itallure
Published by Service Cartogeographique de L'A.E.F., Cameroon
1961

Drawer # 4, folder # 1
French Equatorial Africa: Pointe Noire (Sheet 2)
Size: 28 x 35
Scale: 1: 25 kilometers
Keywords: French Equatorial Africa
Notes: map covers 5N - 0, 8E - 13E
Map by Marcel Soret
Published by Service Geographique de L'A.E.F., Cameroon
1955


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