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Français : On sait peu de choses sur le cartographe et graveur de cette carte, Léon de Moor lui-même. On en sait plus sur la maison d'édition, J. Lebègue et Cie. L'entreprise publia de nombreux documents géographiques, y compris des cartes et des récits de voyage. En 1896, au moment de la publication de cette carte, le Congo Belge - connu sous le nom d'État indépendant du Congo - est en fait une possession personnelle du roi Léopold II et non pas une colonie officielle de la Belgique. Le roi était engagé dans une vigoureuse campagne de publicité visant à convaincre les autres puissances européennes de reconnaître la légitimité de son règne, une tâche difficile en raison de la brutalité notoire de son administration en Afrique. En regardant de plus près la légende de la carte on découvre que J. Lebègue et Cie. est l'éditeur, mais que le "Bureau de la publicité" est son rédacteur. La carte comprend des encadrés détaillés des provinces de Léopoldville au Bas-Congo et d' Elisabethville au Katanga.

English: "Little is known about the actual cartographer and engraver of this map, Léon de Moor. More is known about the publishing house, J. Lebègue and Co. The firm published many geographical documents, including maps and travel accounts. In 1896, when this map was published, the Belgian Congo–known as the Congo Free State–was actually a personal possession of King Leopold II and not an official Belgian colony. The king was engaged in a vigorous publicity campaign aimed at convincing the other European powers to recognize the legitimacy of his rule, a difficult task in view of the notorious brutality of his administration in Africa. A close look at the legend of the map reveals J. Lebègue and Co. as the publisher, but the “Office of Publicity” as its editor. The map includes detailed insets of the provinces of Leopoldville in the lower Congo and of Elisabethville in Katanga."

Date

1896 according to the library, but it could not have been created before 1932. In 1896 the Belgian Congo and Tanganyika did not exist. Tanganyika came into existence in 1919 (treaty of Versailles), the city of Astrida in Rwanda (now Butare), located on this map, was founded in 1920. In 1932 an administrative reform increased the number of provinces from four to six, this map shows the Belgian Congo administratively divided into six provinces.

Source

Carte du Congo Belge / Library of Congress

See also: Library of Congress-Carte du Congo Belge.

Author

Bureau de la publicité, J. Lebègue & Cie, Bruxelles

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