IEAPC 009
IEAPC 009
A collection of 26 map cards on AOI, including 18 out of 20 postcards on the map series Africa Orientale by S. A. Il Mondo Geografico of Milan. Subjects include the conquest of Eritrea between 1885 and 1896 (actually the Italians conquered nothing and lost heavily at the battle of Adua, but Menelik was shrewd enough to create a buffer with a weak neighbour than face the much stronger English and hence gave Eritrea to Italy), explorations, various battle fronts, interesting map of the creation of Abyssinia by various internal conquests between 1883 to 1935, climate, populations, religion, vegetation and minerals. B
Price: $450.00