Africa 1837 Rare Beaupre Monin Mts. of Moon fine old vintage antique map Chur The mythical range "Mountains of

The mythical range "Mountains of the Moon" is boldly shown and labelled in the center of the continent with a curious crescent shape not often seen on maps of the era

which are marked with tiny letters

A Chinese Floating Town & Chinese Batsiang

lightly dampstained

scarce and interesting early geological plan which could readily be collected on it's own merits

Africa 1837 Rare Beaupre Monin Mts. of Moon fine old vintage antique map Chur The mythical range "Mountains ofCarte Generale de l'Afrique (Africa, Mountains of the Moon, Madagascar, Senegambia, Nile River, Strait of Mozambique, Cape Colony) Issued 1837, Paris, by Beaupre for Monin Fine and very uncommon old map. Of particular for the depiction of various interior details. These include a named mythical Mountains of the Moon (Donga), a Grand Ethiopian plateau which has notes below it describing how the area is unknown to Europeans, etc. Sheet has clearly been