The 18th Century Search for the Blue Nile

Map of Abyssinia

Title

Map of Abyssinia

Subject

Travel Narratives, Popular Geography

Description

An image of a map of Abyssinia from James Cook's travel atlas

Creator

Robert Sayer

Source

"Africa" in Map of the World on a Globular Projection: Exhibiting Particularly the Nautical Researches of Capn. James Cook, F.R.S. with all the Recent Discoveries to the Present Time. London: A. Arrowsmith, 1794, 39.

Date

January 6, 1787

Contributor

Luke Johnson

Files

Cook Abyssinia.JPG

Citation

Robert Sayer, “Map of Abyssinia,” The 18th Century Search for the Blue Nile, accessed April 19, 2024, https://bluenile.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/65.