Map of Africa in 1899 showing the colonial possessions of European powers on the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows major cities and trade centers, railroad routes and canals, major river systems, and sub-basins of the Sahara Desert. An Inset map details the Nile Delta and Suez Canal, showing the Suez and the Canal of Rashid, railroad routes, and the caravan route between Suez and Cairo. An outline map of Colorado is included at the same map scale to show the comparative area size relationship.