Afrika / Geograph. Anstalt von Wagner & Debes, ; L. Friederichsen & Co. ; Woermann-Linie A.G.
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- Created Date
- 1914
- Description
Shows ocean liner routes between Germany and Africa, as well as coastal and inland navigation routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes illustration of steamship by Wladimir Linde, list of major German steamship lines serving Africa: Woermann-Linie A.G., Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg-Bremer Afrika-Linie A.G. and 3 inset maps: Kameron-Flusz, Kuestengebiet von Kamerun, Oestlicher Teil von Deutsch-Ostafrika. Loaned by the American Geographical Society to the Peace Conference at Versailles, 1918-1919
This map of Africa was published in Germany in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I. It shows the ocean liner routes between Germany and Africa, as well as coastal and inland routes. Relief is shown by hachures and spot elevations. In the lower left are an illustration of a steamship on the high seas and a listing of the major German steamship lines providing service to Africa, Woermann-Linie A.G., Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, and Hamburg-Bremer Afrika-Linie A.G. In the upper right is an inset map of the coastal region of the German colony of Cameroon and an inset to the inset showing the inland course of the Cameroon River. Below these maps is another inset showing the eastern part of German East Africa. The key at the lower right indicates the wealth of information contained in the map. Two distance scales are provided, kilometers and nautical miles. Different colors are used to mark the colonial possessions of Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France,
Color
1:10,000,000
- Creator
Wagner & Debes
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- American Geographical Society Library - Maps
American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Publisher
- Wagner & Debes
- Subjects
- Linde, Wladimir
Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie (Firm) -- Maps
Hamburg-Amerika Linie -- Maps
Ocean travel -- Maps
Tourism -- Africa -- Maps
Steamboat lines -- Africa -- Maps
Steamboat lines -- Germany -- Maps
Woermann-Linie -- Maps - Location
- Africa;
- Type
- image
- Language
- German
- Rights
- https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/
- Chicago citation style
- Wagner & Debes. Afrika / Geograph. Anstalt von Wagner & Debes, ; L. Friederichsen & Co. ; Woermann-Linie A.G.. 1914. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/364. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Wagner & Debes, (1914) Afrika / Geograph. Anstalt von Wagner & Debes, ; L. Friederichsen & Co. ; Woermann-Linie A.G.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/364
- MLA citation style
- Wagner & Debes. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/364>.