Map of the river Gambia
Date
1732
Creator
Thomas Kitchin (1710, British) , Engraver
After
Captain John Leach (British) , Explorer
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 327mm
width (print): 327mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Map depicting the various villages and distances between them along the river Gambia, here styled Gambra. It also features three figures of insects including a termite, locust and mantis.
Inscribed ‘Map of the River Gambra from Eropina to Barrakunda by Capt. John Leach in 1732. Thos. Kitchin Sculpt.’
From a collection of drawings and maps belonging to Alexander Gordon Laing, relating to his expeditions in West Africa.
Alexander Gordon Laing (1794-1826) was a British explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed ‘Map of the River Gambra from Eropina to Barrakunda by Capt. John Leach in 1732. Thos. Kitchin Sculpt.’
From a collection of drawings and maps belonging to Alexander Gordon Laing, relating to his expeditions in West Africa.
Alexander Gordon Laing (1794-1826) was a British explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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