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Losio, ScipioneTravel map of the way home. Two-part...

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Losio, ScipioneTravel map of the way home. Two-part map. Circa 1900. Color lithograph on paper, folded several times. Dimensions unfolded: 58.5 x 78.5 cm. Africa Losio, Scipione Travel map of the way home. Two-part map. Circa 1900. color lithograph on paper, folded several times. Dimensions unfolded: 58.5 x 78.5 cm. Extremely rare map by the Italian cartographer Scipione Losio. It describes the route from Lake Edward, Uganda, in Central Africa to Bagamoyo, Tanzania, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Bagamoyo was the first capital of colonial Tanzania and also served as the German headquarters for German East Africa and as a gateway for explorers in search of the source of the Nile. - Some small tears in the folds and occasional minimal losses without loss of image. Slightly browned due to paper. Overall in fine condition. Africa - Map in color lithograph on paper. Folded several times. - Extremely rare map by the Italian cartographer Scipione Losio. It describes the route from Lake Edward, Uganda, in Central Africa to Bagamoyo, Tanzania, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Bagamoyo was the first capital of colonial Tanzania and also served as the German headquarters for German East Africa and as a gateway for explorers in search of the source of the Nile. - Some small tears in the folds and occasional minimal losses without loss of image. Slightly browned due to paper. Overall well preserved.