(Africa-DRC) Congo Tabula Historica Italian and its near environs

and its near environs

5 x 24(inches)

showing their general location

the real interest is what lay on the other side of Alleghenies

(Africa-DRC) Congo Tabula Historica Italian and its near environsCongo Tabula Historica James Thiriar was a Belgian mapmaker and artist who was injured in WWI and was relocated to London. He continued to do maps for the front lines and sketches of soldiers. Later starting a magazine for soldiers, but also diversifying into theatre work of stage and costume design. Later in the 1930's he was part of an expedition to the interior of the Congo and did artwork for the endeavor, later working on the flora and fauna