Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
The partition of Africa
Shepherd, William R. (William Robert), 1871-1934 · [1911]
Borders, political dominance, and colonial rule: these were headline news one hundred years ago just as they are today. Blatantly imperialistic, this map was made during the political tensions before World War I to declare world powers’ land claims. In “The Partition of Africa,” European leaders divvied up the continent for their nations’ economic gains.
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