Building a digital library of scholarly resources
from and about Africa 

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Content Areas

African Plants African Plants

African Plants includes type specimens, photographs, drawings, botanical art, field notes, and reference works. Read More

Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes

African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes includes spatial, visual, and contextual documentation of heritage and rock art sites throughout Africa. Read More

Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa

Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa includes an array of materials about the liberation and independence movements in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Read More

Featured Content

Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Original Illustrations and Published Plates

Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the world's longest-running botanical journal, founded by Samuel Curtis in 1787. Held by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, contains original artworks and drawings from the past 200 years.


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Statistics Statistics

Materials 475,457
Collections 120
Contributors 114
Countries represented 31