Historic Map Guide: Africa & Antarctica

Africa and Antarctica Antiquarian Maps 

Click on the date links to see some of the oldest Africa and Antarctica maps in our collection:

Africa

     17th century - ca.1600 / 1603 / 1670 / 1670ii / 1670iii / 1681 / 1683

     18th century - 1736      

     19th century - 1803 / 1821 / 1830 / 1833 / 1887 / 1898 / 1898ii / 1900

     20th century - 1912 / 1917

Africa, west - 1556 / 1603 / 1670 / 1681 / 1729 / 1734 / 1745 / 1821

                    1821ii / 1843 / 1844 / (Nigeria) 1902 / 1906

Africa, north - ca.1460 / (Egypt) 1603 / 1670 / 1683 / (Egypt) 1765 / 1790

                      1790ii

Africa, east - 1603 / 1681 / 1710  / 1745

Africa, south - 1670 / 1681 / (Angola/Congo) 1670 / (Madagascar) 1670

                      1701 /  (Angola/Congo) 1733 / (Cape of Good Hope) 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  / North America  / South America  

Artis Q. Wright, Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building