Title: Gasa/Gaza Country route to Umzila. Mozambique. St Vincent Erksine/RGS 1875 map Description: Route map of the Gasa Country (South Eastern Africa) illustrating the Journey to Umzila, King of Gasa reduced from the original map constructed by Mr St Vincent Erskine'. Route Map of the Gazaland (South-Eastern Africa). The journey of St. Vincent Erskine to Umzila, King of Gaza, engraved by Edward Weller. 36.5 × 28.5 cm (14.5 × 11.25 in). Tracks Erskine’s 1871–72 route through southern Mozambique, marking rivers, native settlements, and trading paths along the Limpopo valley. Erskine was the first European to travel down the length of the Limpopo river to its mouth and "Probably the first European to penetrate any distance inland from the Sofala coast since the Portuguese gold-seekers of the 16th century" . Royal Geographical Society / Mr St Vincent Erskine. Engraved by Edward Weller. Published 1875. Antique Royal Geographical Society map with related text pages. Size 37 x 29 cm | 14.5 x 11.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1875, Africa, Erskine, Map, Mozambique, Royal Geographical Society, The Geographical Journal
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