Parte del Africa

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Title: Parte del Africa
Creator: Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Interior includes mountains, trees, natives, Castel de la Mina (Portuguese fort known for exporting gold), an elephant, camel, monkey and a lion. The seas are engraved in horizontal wavy lines and are decorated with paddling canoes, sea monsters and ships. Top right: 370. Top left: 371., Venice. Gastaldi, Giacomo, ca. 1500-ca. 1565
Publisher: Stanford University Libraries / University of Cape Town Libraries
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Date: 1550-1559
Type: map
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: islandora:25248
Source: AM_0032.jpg
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Relation: http://collections.stanford.edu/images/bin/detail?cid=MOA0137&fn=1
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