Keywords: 1855 Perthes Map of Africa prior to the Arab Invasions of the 7th Century - Geographicus - AfricaPreArab-perthes-1855.jpg This fascinating hand colored map depicts Africa prior to the Arab invasions and subsequent costal colorizations of the 7th century Most of South and central Africa is completely unknown Published as part of Karl von Spruner ™s Historical Atlas of 1855 1855 Size in 15 13 object history credit line accession number AfricaPreArab-perthes-1855 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Africa |