Africa showing Mountains of the Moon 1849 Flemming old antique map Fortified City 5 3/8" H x 8

5 3/8" H x  8 7/8" W

Fine and uncommon original antique engraved map

Quite remarkable and fascinating for what is certainly among the very earliest depictions of a hippopotamus to appear in Western culture

the visual effect pleasing and utterly unique to this mid 19th century era of creating a large color print like this entirely by hand

French Text on verso (RRRR)

Africa showing Mountains of the Moon 1849 Flemming old antique map Fortified City 5 3/8" H x 8Afrika (Africa Sahara Guinea Hottentots Mozambique Madagascar Egypt Arabian Peninsula Mediterranean Sea) Issued 1849, Glogau Leipsic by C. Flemming for Sohr & Berghaus Fine and uncommon original old 19th century lithographed German map with original outline hand color. Scarce folio sheet mid 19th century map. A large chain of mountains in the middle of the continent is labeled "Mountains of the moon" in German. A picture is worth a thousand words. The