Africa
A collection of 18 out of 20 postcards on the map series Africa Orientale by S. A. Il Mondo Geografico of Milan. Subjects include the conquest of Eritrea between 1885 and 1896 (actually the Italians conquered nothing and lost heavily at the battle of Adua, but Menelik was shrewd enough to create a buffer with a weak neighbour than face the much stronger English and hence gave Eritrea to Italy), explorations, various battle fronts, interesting map of the creation of Abyssinia by various internal conquests between 1883 to 1935, climate, populations, religion, vegetation and minerals. B
Price: $400.00
Ethiopia Transportation & Administration. Interesting in that it reads ' The International Boundaries shown in this map are not necessarily those recognized by the Imperial Ethiopian Government. Eight years later the Emperor was murdered. Printed by: Imperial Ethiopian Mapping & Geography Institute (Ethiopia) Dated: 1966. Size: 61x62 cm. Scale: 1:280000. M EH
Price: $160.00
Colonie Dell ' Africa Orientale Italaina E Abissinia. An interesting map in that it shows no border between Italian Somaliland and Abyssinia and the border of Eritrea is wrong. The Abyssinian flag is shown. Published by: Anselmo Tavazzani, Milano. Dated: 1928 - 193. Size: 50 x 70cm. M
Price: $300.00
