Here you have a wonderful bit of VINTAGE HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA! Please...SEE THE SCANS! This is the original antique hand colored 1855 map of AFRICA * NORTH EASTERN SHEET published by JOSEPH HUTCHINS COLTON in his original 1855 ATLAS OF THE WORLD. This map includes ABYSSINIA, NUBIA and EGYPT, as well as TRIPOLI and SOMALIA. The ARABIAN PENINSULA is uncolored. There is also an inset map of the NILE DELTA. The plate was neatly removed from the atlas. This measures 18 inches X 15 inches. The bordered map inside the margins measures 12 1/2 inches X 15 1/2 inches. Though this has been stored flat for decades, there are vestiges of  horizontal creases. There are two tiny splits on the right edge. The age yellowing you see on the back does not affect the map side of the sheet. The overall aspect is VG+. Not mint but gently treated and a tough find after more than a century and a half! THIS WOULD LOOK GREAT IN A FRAME! This is a great piece FOR THE COLLECTOR! Take it home with you!  GOOD LUCK! Please Check Out My Ebay Store for more great memorabilia!  I am happy to send this to any country. 1st class international air postage will be charged.  More excellent packaging, with the map carefully rolled and sent in a sturdy mailing tube, with free shipping here in the United States!  THANKS!  102021