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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Map: West Africa by Civelli (1990.13.0061) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Map | |
| Visual Description | Print of engraved(?) depiction of West Afrcia, but titled 'AFRICA. | |
| Artist/Maker | Civelli, Cartographer | |
| Geographic Location | Europe, West, Italy | |
| Period/Date | Colonial, 1853 CE | |
| Culture | Italy | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 48.0 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 41.0 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A | |
| Weight | 255 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | Measurements and weight include mount. | |
| Materials | Paper--Rag, Pigment--Watercolor | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printing, Painting | |
| Munsell Color Information | Yellowish White (5 Y 9/2) -ns Black ( N 1.75/) -ns | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Published 1853. | |
| Scholarly Notes | 3/7/2008: "COLONIALISM: European explorers first made direct contact with the coastal West African nations in the fifteenth century. Quickly learning that the empires and nations in the fifteenth century. Quickly learning that the empires and nations they met were too powerful to conquer by force, Europeans turned to trade. However, by the end of the nineteenth century, Europe had begun the partitioning of the African continent into colonized states. African governments were destroyed, the people labored for Europeans, and the wealth of the nations was taken to Europe. (10) This map shows an early European view of Africa. 1853 90.13.61. Gift of Seymour and Muriel Yale. " - Unknown Name, Unknown Date. Cartographer: Civelli. Rare. Hand-colored borders. --Source unknown. Map of West Africa, Produced in Italy | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |