Historical Maps: Africa & Antarctica

Click on the date links below to see some of the oldest Africa and Antarctica maps in our collections.

Africa

17th century: ca. 1600 / 1603  / 1681 / 1683

18th century: 1736

19th century: 1803 / 1821 / 1898 / 1898ii 

20th century: 1912 

Africa, west: 1556 / 1681 / 1734 / 1745 / 1821  / 1844 / Nigeria (1902) / 1906

Africa, north: Ancient Egypt / Egypt 1603 / 1683 / 1790

Africa, east: 1603 / 1681 / 1710 / 1745

Africa, south: 1670 / 1681 / Angola/Congo (1670) / Madagascar (1670) / 1701 / Angola/Congo (1733) / Western Cape, South Africa (1745) / South Africa (1816) / Congo (1885)

Antarctica

1634 / 1681

Click on the subject links below to see more historic maps of the world:

Asia & Australia / Caribbean & Central America / Europe / South America