{"product_id":"congonova-descriptio-thiriar-1950","title":"1951 Congo Nova Descriptio","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an incredible, mid-century pictorial map \/ poster by James Thiriar detailing the native tribes of the Congo. The map was issued by the information and documentation center of Belgian Congo and Rwanda-Urundi sometime around 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map features over 33 indigenous tribes within 10 regions as well as elements of their culture including ceremonial masks, instruments, hair styles, headdresses, music, and other traditions. The overall image is alive with such detail as it surrounds and fills the map of the Congo in the center of the poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Thiriar (1989 - 1965) was a Belgium born WWI veteran and illustrator known in his early days for his many drawings of the daily life of soldiers at the front, published by \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated London. \u003c\/em\u003eIn 1932, he participated in the Belgian Ruwenzori exploration mission where he painted watercolors and gouaches illustrating the vegetation of the Congo and Sudan and wrote a document on the fauna and flora of this region.\u003cem\u003e In 1942 , he drew 232 illustrations included in the three volumes of the Congolese sketches of General Fernand Gendarme (Belgian Crown Force)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31247767502909,"sku":"11445","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11445a.jpg?v=1736981522","url":"https:\/\/nwcartographic.com\/products\/congonova-descriptio-thiriar-1950","provider":"New World Cartographic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}