Africa Interior Nile River Mountains of the Moon prominent 1768 Toms color map Gabon Most of the cards remain

Most of the cards remain clean and nice looking

Several joints cracked but all covers well attached

Assortment of vignette woodcuts and chapter heading initials throughout

minor light signs of handling

With numerous small neat tissue paper repairs to fold-line intersections done with reversible Japanese archival paste

Africa Interior Nile River Mountains of the Moon prominent 1768 Toms color map Gabon Most of the cards remainAfrica Interior. (Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Africa, Central Africa, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nile River, Mountains of the Moon). Issued 1768, London. Engraved by W. H. Toms. Mid 18th century engraved map with attractive hand color. Note how the Nile river is sourced in two large lakes fed by the apocryphal Mts. of the Moon (Montes Lunae Ptolemoei). Remains a nice looking example with a pleasing age patina. Any age flaws mostly minor and easy