Creator

Antonio Zatta

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Identifier

20086491

Description

Uncolored map of West Africa, from C. Bianco d'Arguin and Caragol to the Gold Coast. Issued as part of Zatta's Atlante Novissimo. Cape Verde Island extends beyond border. Elaborate title cartouche surrounded with colorful vegetation located in lower left. Regions divided by red-colored outlines. Landforms and waterways within western coast included. Border surrounding map includes scale. No map key provided. Light hachures depicted off coast(s). Cardinal directions indicated within margins (in Italian). Double-paged, single-sided, vertical map bound on verso at centrefold. 41 cm. x 30 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1794

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-165

Language

Italian

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

Maps; Africa; Islands; Cape Verde; Waterways; Coastlines

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