Description: Reclus12_30 1887 Reclus print MONROVIA & CAPE MESURADO, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA (#30) Nice print titled Monrovia et le Cap Mesurado, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 28 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants, great work of Elisee Reclus. Monrovia capital, largest city, and chief Atlantic port of Liberia, located on Bushrod Island and Cape Mesurado. It was founded during the administration of U.S. President James Monroe (for whom it was named) by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for freed American slaves. The first town (1822) was on Providence Island at the mouth of the Mesurado River. The population is composed of descendants of settlers from North America, most of whom arrived between 1830 and 1871, and of substantial numbers of immigrants from the interior. Bushrod Island contains the artificial harbour and free port of Monrovia, the only such port in West Africa. As the national centre of commerce and transportation, it attracted petroleum, paint, tuna, pharmaceutical, and cement enterprises. Prominent buildings have included the Capitol (1958), the Executive Mansion (1964), the City Hall, and the Temple of Justice. Many of these and other buildings, however, were severely damaged or destroyed during the fierce multisided civil war beginning in 1990. Monrovia is the nation's educational centre, with the University of Liberia (founded by act of legislature in 1851, opened 1862, given university status 1951, established a medical school 1968), the modern Monrovia Consolidated School System complex in the Sinkor district, and several church secondary schools. Medical facilities include the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, a government and two church hospitals, and several private clinics. The Monrovia Conference of 1961 served to launch the Organization of African Unity in 1963 (since 2002 the African Union). Pop. (2008) 1,021,762.
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Location: Zagreb, HR
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Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14in.)
Style: Realism
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Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Landscape
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
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