Aaron Arrowsmith, Map of Africa (1802) [1]
-the map exhibits silences, much like Rennell’s map; Arrowsmith uses Rennell’s technique to ensure the accuracy and credibility of his map
-dedicated this map to the African Association and Mungo Park [2]
-”the prevalence of blank spaces in Arrowsmith’s maps also makes the mountains’ existence more believable”
[1] “Map of Africa (1802),” Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, date accessed April 26, 2012, http://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/map-africa-1802.
[2] “Arrowsmith, Aaron (1750-1823),” Donald A. Heald, date accessed April 27, 2012, http://www.donaldheald.com/maps/World/maps_list_01.php?cat=World.
[3] Thomas J. Bassett and Philip W. Porter, “From the Best Authorities’: The Mountains of Kong in the Cartography of West Africa.” Journal of African History, 32, no. 3 (1991): 383.