Africa showing Mountains of the Moon 1849 Flemming old antique map Fortified City Fine and uncommon original antique

Fine and uncommon original antique engraved map

so please take a close look

French Text on verso (RRRR)

Quite remarkable and fascinating for what is certainly among the very earliest depictions of a hippopotamus to appear in Western culture

15 1/8" H x  22 3/4" W

Africa showing Mountains of the Moon 1849 Flemming old antique map Fortified City Fine and uncommon original antiqueAfrika (Africa Sahara Guinea Hottentots Mozambique Madagascar Egypt Arabian Peninsula Mediterranean Sea) Issued 1849, Glogau Leipsic by C. Flemming for Sohr & Berghaus Fine and uncommon original old 19th century lithographed German map with original outline hand color. Scarce folio sheet mid 19th century map. A large chain of mountains in the middle of the continent is labeled "Mountains of the moon" in German. A picture is worth a thousand words. The