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Identifier
20086427
Description
Detailed map of Gabon, the Congo and Angola from Cape Lopez and Sao Tomé to approximately the border with present-day Namibia. The map depicts mountains, rivers, forests and trails and includes a whimsical baroque title cartouche in the lower left corner. Engraved by Antoine de Winter, the map here appeared in a work published by Francois Halma titled "Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving..." which was a 1705 Dutch edition of A. Phérotée de la Croix's "Nouvelle Methode Pour Apprendre Facilement la Geographie Universelle," first published in 1690. Colored, horizontal map. Double paged, single sided map with binding on verso centrefold. 20 cm. x 26 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Archival Date
1705
Collection Name
Maps of Africa
Collection Number
Acc. 2019-276
Language
Dutch;French
Original Format
Maps
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Maps; Africa; Mountains; Waterways; Forests; Trails & paths; Cartouches (Graphic)