Old Manuscript Map of Africa by Bowen, 1810: hand-colored school atlas, seas shown, 1:43M scale Finish:Framed canvas map and two delightful cherubs creating

and two delightful cherubs creating the wind system

binding ports to interior hubs and mining districts

now stands as a testament to unity and resilience

Emerging from the shin-hanga (“new prints”) movement

and the map shows the lands affected by the war

Old Manuscript Map of Africa by Bowen, 1810: hand-colored school atlas, seas shown, 1:43M scale Finish:Framed canvas map and two delightful cherubs creatingAfrica including the Mediterranean, created by Frances Bowen in 1810, captures a formative moment in educational cartography when maps were crafted to teach the world as a connected whole. Bowens inclusion of the Mediterranean alongside the African continent follows a favored organizing principle of early 19th century school atlases, guiding novice readers from familiar seas to more expansive terrains. The modest 1: 43,000,000 scale signals a sweeping