Large Map of Belgian Congo by Laboulais, 1949: Congo River; Leopoldville; Katanga mines; Matadi & Boma; Railways Size:18x24in (45x60cm) The locations on this map

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Large Map of Belgian Congo by Laboulais, 1949: Congo River; Leopoldville; Katanga mines; Matadi & Boma; Railways Size:18x24in (45x60cm) The locations on this mapFrans Laboulaiss Congo Belge (1949) is a vivid pictorial portrait of Central Africa at mid century, rendered in the saturated palette and theatrical genre scenes that defined the eras finest thematic maps. Across the expanse of the Belgian Congo, the Congo River unfurls as a commanding axis, while borders with Angola and French Equatorial Africa set the regional frame. An ornate cartouche anchors the composition, but it is the choreography of