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[West Africa]
Rare first edition. West Africa, from the Tropic of Cancer south to St Thomas. The interior is filled with lions, elephants, monkeys and camels, with a fenced native vill...
Date: Venice, 1556
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Sold in 2014
[West Africa]
Second block. West Africa, from the Tropic of Cancer south to St Thomas. The interior is filled with lions, elephants, monkeys and camels, with a fenced native village. O...
Date: Venice, 1563
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Aden, .../ Mambaza / Quilao / Cefala.
Four town-views of Middle Eastern and East African/Indian Ocean port cities once maintained by the Portuguese in the 16th century as strategic parts of the Lusitanian cro...
Date: Cologne, 1572
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Presbiteri Iohannis, Sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio.
Despite the title this map extends far beyond Prester John's supposed kingdom. It covers Africa from the fabled mountains of the moon in the centre of the continent north...
Date: Antwerp, 1575
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Sold in 2010
Arzilla Maxima Quodam Africe Urbs. . .
A city view of Asilah by Braun & Hogeburg. TRANSLATION OF CAPTION: Asilah, formerly the largest city in Africa, is today confined within the narrowest bounds by the C...
Date: Antwerp, 1575
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Aethiopis Vxor. (CLXXX)
A African woman standing with floor-length dress. Woodcut by Jost Amman after Weigel. From H. Weigel, "Trachtenbuch". - "The woodcuts have ... above Latin ...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1577
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Presbiteri Iohannis.
Stunning map of the kingdom of the mythical Christian king who according to legend provided a stronghold against Barbarians and was an ally to the crusaders. Ortelius des...
Date: Antwerp 1579
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Aden../ Mambaza / Quilao / Cefala.
Three views on one page. In top panoramic view of Aden. In lower part views of Mombasa, Quiloa, and Cefala (or Sofala) near the mouth of the Cuama River in southeast Afri...
Date: Cologne, 1580
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Presbiteri Iohannis, Sive, Abissin Orum Imperii Descriptio
Despite the title this map extends far beyond Prester John's supposed kingdom. It covers Africa from the fabled mountains of the moon in the center of the continent north...
Date: Antwerp 1590
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Tabula Geogra Regni Congo
One of the most beautifully engraved maps of Africa ever produced, ornamented with numerous ships, sea monsters, and elaborate cartouches. One of few early maps to make a...
Date: Frankfurt 1592
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