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English: Map of Africa from Encyclopædia Britannica, 1890.
Don't remove border - old map.
Italiano: Mappa dell'Africa dall'Encyclopædia Britannica, 1890.
Non rimuovere il bordo - vecchia mappa.
Español: Mapa de África de la Encyclopædia Britannica, 1890.
No elimine el borde - mapa antiguo.
Date before 1890
date QS:P,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Encyclopædia Britannica, 1890
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N: 51.3563531°N
W: 17.9594424°W E: 91.5366024°E
S: 47.8712604°S
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current18:30, 4 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 18:30, 4 August 20101,563 × 2,090 (2.07 MB)Orionist (talk | contribs)fixed warp on the top and removed the seam in the middle
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