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Justus Perthes
Sketch map of the Ethiopian Highlands, 1868
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
24.5 x 19.5 cm
24.5 x 19.5 cm
AFR5988
£ 78.00
Justus Perthes, Sketch map of the Ethiopian Highlands, 1868
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Specialkarte des Hochlandes von Abessinien Detailed sketch map of the Ethiopian Highlands between Senafe, Eritrea and Adigrat, Ethiopia. Below the map is a sketch of the village of Magdala,...
Specialkarte des Hochlandes von Abessinien
Detailed sketch map of the Ethiopian Highlands between Senafe, Eritrea and Adigrat, Ethiopia. Below the map is a sketch of the village of Magdala, the Ethiopian capital, and its surroundings.
The information for this map was gathered during the British Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, a military campaign by the British against Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. Tewodros had imprisoned several missionaries, as well as two British diplomats sent to negotiate for their freedom. To defend the honour of the British Empire, the government launched a disproportionately massive campaign to capture Magdala and free the prisoners. The army was composed of 13,000 soldiers, 26,000 camp followers, and 40,000 animals.
The expedition required an enormous amount of logistics to move such an army, so a brand-new railway was built to transport troops and supplies from the coast into the highlands. Elephants were even imported from India to assist with the construction. The British ultimately laid siege to Magdala and forced Tewodros to surrender and release his hostages. Only 2 British soldiers died in combat and another 18 were wounded. This campaign has been called "one of the most expensive affairs of honour in history."
The Geographische Mitteilungen, in which this map was originally published, is the oldest German language geographical journal - its first issue was in 1855 and it finally closed its doors in 2004. The magazine was conceived and edited by August Heinrich Petermann and published by the venerable firm of Justus Perthes in Gotha, Germany.
Its first article reported on an expedition into North Africa and the Sahara by Heinrich Barth and Adolf Overweg. This report was enough to secure a circulation of 4000 for the fledgling magazine and, more importantly, encouraged other important scientist-explorers of the day who were attracted by the magazine's heavy scientific emphasis to send in their own reports. These included Hans Meyer, the first man to ascend the Kibo crater on Mount Kilimanjaro, Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer of Central Asia and the Himalayas, and Alfred Wegener, the geoscientist who pioneered the theory of continental shift which led to the modern theory of plate tectonics.
In comparison to its contemporaries, such as the Geographical Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, the Mitteilungen had a far greater interest in ethnography and the physical and natural sciences, leading to the inclusion of many fascinating, but sometimes obscure, maps on the most recent theories related to climatology, meteorology, botany, and zoology.
Printed colour. [AFR5988]
Detailed sketch map of the Ethiopian Highlands between Senafe, Eritrea and Adigrat, Ethiopia. Below the map is a sketch of the village of Magdala, the Ethiopian capital, and its surroundings.
The information for this map was gathered during the British Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, a military campaign by the British against Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. Tewodros had imprisoned several missionaries, as well as two British diplomats sent to negotiate for their freedom. To defend the honour of the British Empire, the government launched a disproportionately massive campaign to capture Magdala and free the prisoners. The army was composed of 13,000 soldiers, 26,000 camp followers, and 40,000 animals.
The expedition required an enormous amount of logistics to move such an army, so a brand-new railway was built to transport troops and supplies from the coast into the highlands. Elephants were even imported from India to assist with the construction. The British ultimately laid siege to Magdala and forced Tewodros to surrender and release his hostages. Only 2 British soldiers died in combat and another 18 were wounded. This campaign has been called "one of the most expensive affairs of honour in history."
The Geographische Mitteilungen, in which this map was originally published, is the oldest German language geographical journal - its first issue was in 1855 and it finally closed its doors in 2004. The magazine was conceived and edited by August Heinrich Petermann and published by the venerable firm of Justus Perthes in Gotha, Germany.
Its first article reported on an expedition into North Africa and the Sahara by Heinrich Barth and Adolf Overweg. This report was enough to secure a circulation of 4000 for the fledgling magazine and, more importantly, encouraged other important scientist-explorers of the day who were attracted by the magazine's heavy scientific emphasis to send in their own reports. These included Hans Meyer, the first man to ascend the Kibo crater on Mount Kilimanjaro, Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer of Central Asia and the Himalayas, and Alfred Wegener, the geoscientist who pioneered the theory of continental shift which led to the modern theory of plate tectonics.
In comparison to its contemporaries, such as the Geographical Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, the Mitteilungen had a far greater interest in ethnography and the physical and natural sciences, leading to the inclusion of many fascinating, but sometimes obscure, maps on the most recent theories related to climatology, meteorology, botany, and zoology.
Printed colour. [AFR5988]
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