Map of Africa - Wells 1700 Year: 1788

Year: 1788

Tasmania Inset: A detailed central inset focuses on Tasmania (Van Diemen’s Land)

The Galleon Route: The title explicitly mentions the "Galion de Manille

the intricate geography of the East Indies

and the legendary Aurea Chersonesus (the Golden Chersonese) in the Malay Peninsula

Map of Africa - Wells 1700 Year: 1788Wellss Map of Africa (1700) Title: A New Map of Africk Shewing its Present General Divisions, Chief Cities or Towns, Rivers, Mountains & c. Cartographer: Edward Wells Origin: Oxford London, United Kingdom Date: 1700 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: Geography for a Future King This map tells a story of royal education and the "Age of Enlightenment." Edward Wells, a mathematician and geographer at Oxford,