German Naval Chart of Lindi, East Africa Publisher(s)_Taylor Garnett Evans & Co. Ltd Mercator coined the term ‘atlas’

Mercator coined the term ‘atlas’ (after the wise

but with this pagination in the upper margin it illustrated a general history

engraved by John and Charles Walker

Some wear to bindings

German Naval Chart of Lindi, East Africa Publisher(s)_Taylor Garnett Evans & Co. Ltd Mercator coined the term ‘atlas’Indischer Ocea Afrika, Ost Kst Lindi Bucht This Imperial German Naval Office chart shows sands, soundings etc, with interior detail of relief, vegetation, roads and settlements. It includes inset profiles and a view of the port of Lindi. Germany consolidated its hold over German East Africa in the late 1880s and 1890s. Lindi is now in southern Tanzania. Condition & Materials Sheet size 76. 5 x 56 cm, black and white, date stamped 27 May 1896, laid on