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Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 8:58am On Aug 02, 2015
1. 1570:
Created by Abraham Ortelius. "The standard map of Africa for the last quarter of the sixteenth century … In 1570, Ortelious published the Theatrum, an atlas of fifty-three maps, the first collection of uniform-sized maps depicting all the countries of the known world—the first real atlas. Each map had text on the back describing the country depicted and listing Ortelius’s sources of information. The atlas was phenomenally successful and revered, printed in many editions in seven languages for more than forty years (1570-1612), with an ever increasing number of maps."

Princeton University

2. West Africa part zoomed with current position of Nigeria indicated with a blue dot. (Ortelius's Map 1590)

Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 8:58am On Aug 02, 2015
3. 1827,
Created by Anthony Finley (1790-1840), American Cartographer. “A beautiful example of Finley’s important 1827 map of Africa. This map predates the explosion of African exploration that occurred in the mid-19th century. Much of the interior remains unknown. The Ptolemaic Mountains of the Moon are drawn stretching across the central part of the continent with the suggestions that they are the source of several branches of the Nile. Several speculative courses are drawn for the Niger River, one of which joins it to the Nile, another of which flows south of the Mountains of the Moon into the Congo, and yet another of which, correctly, bends southwards to empty into the Bight of Biafra.
Identifies numerous African tribes throughout, including the Pomba, Jaga, Tbook, Tuareg, Tibboos/Iboos, Bambara, and others. Also identifies a land of Cannibals in Mozambique. Title and scale in lower left quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas.”

Source: Finley, Anthony, A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the
several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries , Philadelphia, 1827.


4. West Africa Zoomed with current position of Nigeria indicated with a red dot ( Finley's map 1827)



www.alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/africa/

www.geographer-at-large..nl/2011/04/rediscovering-african-geographies.html?m=1

Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by donholy28(m): 9:00am On Aug 02, 2015
Ancient and modern
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Infomizer(m): 9:08am On Aug 02, 2015
Benin, Biafra, Waree! Even Adamowa?
I'm amazed!!

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by BeeBeeOoh(m): 9:09am On Aug 02, 2015
DO YOU SEE BIAFRA?? It Must Come To Pass, Some Day; Some Time..





God Bless The Land Of The Rising Sun

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by shobroy10(m): 9:11am On Aug 02, 2015
I can't imagine some ppl have been busy with that map that's why they wish to turn back to the old days of Bianca. NIGERIA BACKWARD NVER
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by fr3do(m): 9:46am On Aug 02, 2015
Are you serious!
This is an extra ground on which the request for a referendum can be firmly placed.

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Crocz(m): 9:53am On Aug 02, 2015
Another propaganda, anybody can fix that
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 10:05am On Aug 02, 2015
Crocz:
Another propaganda, anybody can fix that

Google is your friend... Go help yourself

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Crocz(m): 10:18am On Aug 02, 2015
wisdomguy4u:


Google is your friend... Go help yourself

What?...so google is now like your god?...google is a search engine, it's aggregates all things related to your search which are by no means FACTS....even topics made by morons as long as it's related to your search
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Nobody: 10:19am On Aug 02, 2015
wisdomguy4u:
3. 1827,
Created by Anthony Finley (1790-1840), American Cartographer. “A beautiful example of Finley’s important 1827 map of Africa. This map predates the explosion of African exploration that occurred in the mid-19th century. Much of the interior remains unknown. The Ptolemaic Mountains of the Moon are drawn stretching across the central part of the continent with the suggestions that they are the source of several branches of the Nile. Several speculative courses are drawn for the Niger River, one of which joins it to the Nile, another of which flows south of the Mountains of the Moon into the Congo, and yet another of which, correctly, bends southwards to empty into the Bight of Biafra.
Identifies numerous African tribes throughout, including the Pomba, Jaga, Tbook, Tuareg, Tibboos/Iboos, Bambara, and others. Also identifies a land of Cannibals in Mozambique. Title and scale in lower left quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas.”

Source: Finley, Anthony, A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the
several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries , Philadelphia, 1827.


4. West Africa Zoomed with current position of Nigeria indicated with a red dot ( Finley's map 1827)



www.alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/africa/

www.geographer-at-large..nl/2011/04/rediscovering-african-geographies.html?m=1

concoted as always.

where you see biafra in the map, is It the present location of the igbos? for real?
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 10:45am On Aug 02, 2015
shachris:


concoted as always.

where you see biafra in the map, is It the present location of the igbos? for real?


What concerns Igbo with the map above?
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 10:47am On Aug 02, 2015
Crocz:


What?...so google is now like your god?...google is a search engine, it's aggregates all things related to your search which are by no means FACTS....even topics made by morons as long as it's related to your search


My friend go carry out your research in whatever way you like , and stop spewing thrash

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Nobody: 10:49am On Aug 02, 2015
wisdomguy4u:


What concerns Igbo with the map above?
good. now let's take it up a notch. is that even the position of Nigeria?
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Crocz(m): 10:54am On Aug 02, 2015
wisdomguy4u:



My friend go carry out your research in whatever way you like , and stop spewing thrash

Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Nobody: 10:55am On Aug 02, 2015
shachris:


good. now let's take it up a notch. is that even the position of Nigeria?
U r right,according to the last map,biafra is not in Nigeria
Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by wisdomguy4u(m): 10:56am On Aug 02, 2015
shachris:


good. now let's take it up a notch. is that even the position of Nigeria?


You are free to trace the position of Nigeria yourself... All I did is to create a tread to show ancient map of Africa. Whatever you are thinking is none of business. Enlighten yourself with the map.

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Re: Ancient Map Of Africa (photos) by Nobody: 10:47am On Oct 31, 2015
If Biafra was not in Nigeria, that means Adamowa is not in Nigeria too.. From my observation no strings attach

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