Colonizability of Africa A map by cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920) The pink: Healthy colonizable Africa, where European races may be expected to become in time the prevailing type, where essentially European states may be formed. The yellow: Fairly healthy Africa: but where unfavourable conditions of soil or water supply, or the prior establishment of warlike or enlightened native races or other causes, may effectually prevent European colonization. The gray: Unhealthy but exploitable Africa: impossible for European colonizaiton but for the most part of the great commercial value and inhabited by fairly docile, governable races; the Africa of the trader and planter and of despotic European control The brown: Extremely unhealthy Africa via whatfreshhellisthis:cunthorse:jaded16india:hidingincanada:spatiotemporalcookies:

Colonizability of Africa

A map by cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920)

The pink: Healthy colonizable Africa, where European races may be expected to become in time the prevailing type, where essentially European states may be formed.

The yellow: Fairly healthy Africa: but where unfavourable conditions of soil or water supply, or the prior establishment of warlike or enlightened native races or other causes, may effectually prevent European colonization.

The gray: Unhealthy but exploitable Africa: impossible for European colonizaiton but for the most part of the great commercial value and inhabited by fairly docile, governable races; the Africa of the trader and planter and of despotic European control

The brown: Extremely unhealthy Africa

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This Month in Charts: August

From the grand celebration of the Olympics and the grandeur of space, the month of August was, dare we say it, rather august. I LoveCharts takes on the month’s most graphable moments.

Men Are From Mars

August kicked off with the successful landing of Mars rover Curiosity. But the even bigger story turned out to be NASA mission lead and dude-with-a-mohawk Bobak Ferdowsi — now known as “Mohawk Guy” — whose rapid fangirling reached such heights that even President Obama weighed in.

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Florence: Mother of Nursing - Mother of  Infographics?

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