Africae nova descriptio / auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw.
1631 version of Willem Jansz. Blaeu's 1617 map, one of the better known and more decorative 17th century maps of Africa.
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| Language: | Latin |
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[Amsterdam] :
[Guiljelmo Blaeuw],
[1631]
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| Edition: | [Second state with Latin text and "F" on verso]. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 map) : color |
| Cartographic Data: | Scale approximately 1:30,000,000 (W 26°30ʹ00ʺ--E 60°00ʹ00ʺ/N 40°20ʹ00ʺ--S 40°20ʹ00ʺ). |
| Format: | Electronic Map |
| Summary: |
1631 version of Willem Jansz. Blaeu's 1617 map, one of the better known and more decorative 17th century maps of Africa. |
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| Note: | Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privilegio ad decennium." Includes images of galleons, sea monsters, and various animals. Nine city views within decorative border at top: Tanger [Tangiers] -- Ceuta -- Alger [Algiers] -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair [Cairo] -- Mozambique [Island of Mozambique] -- S. Georgius della Mina [St. George of the Mine Castle in Elmina, Ghana] -- Canaria [Canary Islands]. Ten illustrations of figures in regional dress within decorative border at left and right: Marocchi [Moroccans] -- Senagenses [Senegalese] -- Mercatores in Guinea [traders in Guinea] -- Cab: lopo Gonsalvi Accolae [locals of Cape Lopez in Gabon] -- Miles Congensis [Congolese] -- Aegyptij [Egyptians] -- Abissini [Ethiopians] -- Cafres in Mozambique -- Rex in Madagascar [king in Madagascar] -- Cap: bonae Spaei habitatores [inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope]. Latin text on verso with "F" at bottom right. |
| Call Number: | G8200 1617 B5 Map Online |
| References: |
Betz. The mapping of Africa, map 11, pages 116-119.
Schilder. Monumenta cartographica Neerlandica, volume VI, map 57.2, page 226. |