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Title: Basse Aethiopie qui Comprend les Royaume de Congo, Coste, et Pays des Cafres, Empires du Monomotapa, et Monoemugi
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: "The fictitious states are given fictious boundaries and the interior is marked with large cities such as Vigiti Magna and Monomotapa.", Paris. Mariette, Pierre, 1603-1657
Identifier: islandora:25344

Title: A Plan of Cape Bona Esperance with False Bay
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: This chart also appeared in editions of Sayer and Bennett's Oriental Pilot. Inset: Silhouettes of mountain ranges from Table Mountain to Seamensberg. The bay contains a compass rose radiating rhumb lines., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25469

Title: Nova descriptio Africae
Subject: Africa
Description: Smaller version of Blaeu's map (see NOR 0032), but lacking borders., Frankfurt. Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
Identifier: islandora:25235

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Much of the geography proves to be inaccurate due to the fact it was based on antiquarian maps. "Large tracts of the interior of Africa are marked unknown". Across the top: Pinkerton's Modern Atlas., Philadelphia. Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
Identifier: islandora:25741

Title: Carte de l'Egypte, de Ia Nubie, de l'Abissinie
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Companion map (see NOR 0297). Includes Horn of Africa, Arabia and a portion of Persia. Top right: 22., Amsterdam. Covens, Jean; Mortier, Corneille
Identifier: islandora:25386

Title: Figura del Mondo Universale
Subject: Africa
Description: Latin edition of Munster's map. Round-shaped world map surrounded by the heads of wind gods, blowing their winds towards the earth. Several sea monsters occupy the waters., Basel. Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Identifier: islandora:25476

Title: Africae Propriae Tabulae in qua Punica regnae ides; Tyrios, et Agenoris urbem Ex conatibus Geographicus Abrahami Ortelii cum provilegio Imperiale Regio, et Belgico ad decennium 1590
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Inset: Sinus Carthaginensis; Italian text., Antwerp. Vrients, Jan Baptista, 1552-1612
Identifier: islandora:25491

Title: Carte Reduite de la Cote Meridionale d'Afrique, depuis Ia Baye de Saldagne jusqu'au Cap des Courans
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: Plan de la Baye St. Blaise. Plan de la Baye de Formose ou Mossel-Baye. Plan de la Bay de Lagoa. Top right: 11.
Identifier: islandora:25446

Title: Africa Nuova Tavola
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Typical Italian engraved stippled seas and anthill mountain ranges. Later editions appeared in 1598 and 1599., Venice. Valgrisi, Vincenzo, fl. 1540-1572
Identifier: islandora:25283

Title: Calabar and Bonny Rivers. From an Original Survey by Capt. William Newton, Late of the Port of Bristol, communicated by Mr Pocock
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Guide to the west coast estuaries." Numerous soundings, bars and breakers are stated. The interior indicates places such as, Rough Corner, Yam Town and an English burial-place. Title across the top: Western Coast of Africa. Illustrative Chart 1., London. Cadell & Davies
Identifier: islandora:25290

Title: Afrique publicee sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans Primier Prince du Sang
Subject: Africa
Description: Similar features to Clouet's map (see NOR 0088). Large wall map of two double-folding sheets. Inset of Azores; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25782

Title: Africa. Ex magna orbis terre discriptione Gerardis Mercatoris desumpta
Subject: Africa
Description: Atlas first published in 1569. Map issued in several editions and in many languages. Includes Latin text on back of map. The cartouche is circular, surrounded by decorative scrolls and two satyrs., Duisburg. Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Identifier: islandora:25241

Title: Map of Africa Showing its most Recent Discoveries
Subject: Africa
Description: "First appeared in Mitchell's New General Atlas in 1867". Map shows expedition routes of Stanley and Livingstone. Inset: Island of St. Helena (place where Napoleon was buried). Top right: 120; Prime meridian through Washington., Philadelphia. Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Identifier: islandora:25314

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