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CORONELLI, V.M., Bocche del Fiume Negro et Isole di Capo Verde., antique map, old maps

CORONELLI, V.M. - Bocche del Fiume Negro et Isole di Capo Verde.
Venice, 1690, Uncoloured.. 455x605mm. In very good condition.
Double-page engraved map of the Cape Verde Islands and part of the coast of Senegal, with large decorative cartouche. One with inset of the island Goree.
During three centuries, a large number of Africans where reduced to slavery and shipped, from the island of Goree on direction to the Americ... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,500
Approx. Euro 1,380

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West coast / Ivory Coast

HONDIUS, J. / PURCHAS, S., Guinea., antique map, old maps

HONDIUS, J. / PURCHAS, S. - Guinea.
London, 1645, Uncoloured.. 148x182mm. Right hand side unfortunately running of the page, as issued. With a English text on recto and verso. A good and dark impression.
Samuel Purchas' edition of the Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor . Map of Guinea published in his famous collection of voyages His Pilgrimes . With descriptive text in English on both sides. Size of paper: 32x21cm.
Jodocus Hondius' map of Guinea is probably the most attractive map of thi... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 230
Approx. Euro 212

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DE WIT, F., Tractus Littorales Guineae a Promontorio Verde usque ad sinum Catenbelae., antique map, old maps

DE WIT, F. - Tractus Littorales Guineae a Promontorio Verde usque ad sinum Catenbelae.
Amsterdam, 1675, In original attractive colours.. 490x567mm. A few places underlaid due to oxidation of green paint, only for protective reason. General in good condition.
Chart of the West coast of Africa from Mauritania up to Angola. In top centre a very decorative title cartouche.... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,000
Approx. Euro 920

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SCHENK, P. / VALK, G., Genehoa Jaloffi et Sierraliones regna., antique map, old maps

SCHENK, P. / VALK, G. - Genehoa Jaloffi et Sierraliones regna.
Amsterdam, 1670 / 1720, In original body colours.. 410x492mm. In very good condition. Repair of a tiny hole in upper center fold due to oxidation of paint.
Decorative and detailed map of the West African Coast, from Senegal to Sierra Leone. In the center the river Gambia to the mouth in the Atlantic. Upper left a dedication to Adriaen Pauw (1622-1697).

Decorative cartouches, rhumblines, sailing ships and other decorative features embellish ... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 600
Approx. Euro 552

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ANONYME., Plan de l'Isle de Goree., antique map, old maps

ANONYME. - Plan de l'Isle de Goree.
ca. 1790, Col.. 610x860mm. Manuscript in brown and red ink on thick paper. Traces of ink spotting's on left hand part, rest in good condition.
A unusual map of the island of Goree. Includes an inset map of Senegalese coast, and a view of the port on the opposite upper corner. The title includes also a lettered key legend.... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

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THIRIAR, J., Congo Tabula Historica., antique map, old maps

THIRIAR, J. - Congo Tabula Historica.
Paris, 1930, Colour printed.. 1035x750mm. Offset. Linen backed. Restored tears. Else in good condition.
Beautiful and decorative pictorial map of Congo, showing different tribes of this area. The poster carries a wealth of information and presents a selection of traditional African instruments from the DR Congo. We can find the main types of musical instruments: diaphragm drums, slotted drums, harps, ... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 1,104

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CORNIC, A., Afrique Occidentale Française AOF., antique map, old maps

CORNIC, A. - Afrique Occidentale Française AOF.
Imprimerie Raidot, Paris, ca. 1950, In original lithographed colours.. 770x1170mm. Linen backed. Beautiful strong colours. In fine condition.
Beautiful and decorative lithograph pictorial map of Equatorial Africa, showing animals in a beautiful design… Made for Agence de la France d'Outre-Mer.
The artist Alain Cornic (born in 1920) is well known for his African posters, publicity and hand printed textiles and tapestries.
His w... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 1,200
Approx. Euro 1,104

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East coast

EŞREF, Mehmet, [Ethiopia / Abyssinia - map with Ottoman script], antique map, old maps

EŞREF, Mehmet - [Ethiopia / Abyssinia - map with Ottoman script]
Istanbul, Şirket-i Mürettibiye ve Karacoğlu Matbaas&#, In printed colours.. 130x92mm. Chromolithography on thick paper. Sheet size : 11 x 15 cm (4.3 x 5.9 inches). Short left margin.
Post card size map in Ottoman script of Ethiopia from Mehmet Eşref’s ‘Küçük Atlas’, a rare portfolio of loose-leaf maps with text in Ottoman Turkish, published in Istanbul in 1909.
This is a fine little Ottoman map of Ethiopia, embracing the entire territory of that proud nation, the... (Click on title or image to go to item page)

$ 150
Approx. Euro 138

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