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.