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Cape of Good Hope ARC 5518
Admiralty Collection



   

Price:  £17.50 

Surveyed in 1822 by Lieutenant Vidal of HMS Leven under the direction of Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen. Published in 1828.

Size 44 x 59cm (17 x 24" approx).

Britain surveyed the coast of Africa during the time before the scourge of all exploration - malaria - was understood and the benifits of quinine had yet to be discovered. As well as searching for trading oppportunities, Britain was also interested in surpressing the slave trade.

Cape of Good Hope ARC 5518