Royal Geographical Society (RGS)
Nigeria & Benin - Yoruba Country, 1891
8 ½ x 8 ½ in
21 x 21 cm
21 x 21 cm
AFR6237
This small map focuses on the country associated with the ethnic group called the Yoruba, although it also shows the lands of the Benin people and the Nupe. Alvan Millson,...
This small map focuses on the country associated with the ethnic group called the Yoruba, although it also shows the lands of the Benin people and the Nupe.
Alvan Millson, the British explorer responsible for the compilation of this map was also the Assistant Colonial Secretary in Lagos who wrote one of the earliest anthropological descriptions of the region.
Original colour. [AFR6237]
Alvan Millson, the British explorer responsible for the compilation of this map was also the Assistant Colonial Secretary in Lagos who wrote one of the earliest anthropological descriptions of the region.
Original colour. [AFR6237]
