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Carte de l'ile de Madagascar contenant sa description & diverses particularitez curieuses de ses habitans tant blancs que negres
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Madagascar -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Madagascar -- Social life and customs$$y18th century.
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Description
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The map, showing Madagascar oriented with north to the right, is featured at the top of the page. Below the map is text (in French) describing the island of Madagascar and its people. Bordering the page are illustrations depicting life and customs in Madagascar including circumcision, funerals and executions as well as illustrating various modes of attire., Appears in Atlas historique, ou, Nouvelle introduction à l'histoire ... Amsterdam, 1705-1720. Tome VI, no. 34, p. 142.
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Identifier
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islandora:19693
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Carte de l'Afrique méridionale au pays entre la ligne Cap de Bonne Espérance et l'Isle de Madagascar
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Slaves -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Farm ownership -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, Southern -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
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The details regarding Elizabeth, Nicolas Visscher's widow, are drawn from Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7759505j.notice. See also: Atlas nouveau … by Guillaume de L'Isle (Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1730); R.V. Tooley, Collectors’ guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969), p. 120; Norwich's maps of Africa : an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography (Norwich, Vt. : Terra Nova Press, 1997), map 180 (note)., The inset of the Cape of Good Hope is of particular importance. It indicates the presence of slaves on Robben Island ("daar de Slaven in de Ketting loopen"). It also gives "extensive detailed and fairly accurate topographical information ... together with the names of owners of farms and plots of that period. Amongst these are de Beer, Swart Pieter, Martin de Smit, Roelof Pasman, Gerrit Kloeton, and the French Huguenot settlement. These place names add considerably to the knowledge of the history of the ... Cape of Good Hope"--Norwich's Maps of Africa, p. 203., Three insets: "Élévation du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (5 x 11 cm); "Plan du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (10 x 11 cm); "[Cabo de Bona Esperanca]" (13 x 23 cm)., Text primarily in French. The inset of the Cape is also in Dutch with some Portuguese notations., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
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Identifier
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islandora:19819
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Congo Belge. Carte routiére officielle des territoires du Ruanda - Urundi
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Roads--Rwanda--Maps, Roads--Burundi--Maps, , ,
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Map showing the official roads of the African territories of Ruanda and Urundi which came under Belgian control after they were seized from Germany during WWI, and main roads of local interest, secondary roads of local interest, routes for passenger transportation - of local interest, roads of general interest, private roads, railroads, distances in km's, unsurveyed roads, border of the colony, district boundaries, territory boundaries, state capitals, district capitals, capitals of territories, ferries, mines, dispensaries. Relief shown by form lines. Edition 1949. Scale 1 : 500.000.
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Identifier
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islandora:19295
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Carte Reduite de L'ocean Meridional
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Africa - Southern oceans
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Description
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Numerous rhumb lines extend over the southwest coast of Africa and South America. Prime meridian through Paris, Tenerife, Cap Lezard, London and Ferro Island., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
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Identifier
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islandora:25745
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Carte de l'Ile de Madagascar dite aujourd'hui i'Ile Daufine
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Africa - Madagascar
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"The margins are illustrated in color with eleven descriptive vignettes of the dress, the events and the life of the inhabitants." French text below map describes the people of Madagascar and the topography. Title across top: Carte de I'Ile de Madagascar contenent sa description et diverses particularitez curieuses de ses habitans tant blanc que negres. Top right: Tom. VI No. 34 Pag. 142., Amsterdam. Chatelain, Henri Abraham
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Identifier
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islandora:25331
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Congo Belge. Carte des missions Catholiques : Ruanda - Urundi
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Catholic Church--Missions--Rwanda--Maps, Catholic Church--Missions--Burundi--Maps, , ,
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Map showing Catholic mission stations in the African territories of Ruanda and Urundi which came under Belgian control after they were seized from Germandy during WWI, and state boundaries, intercolonial or mandate boundaries, residences of the upper ecclesiasticals, state capitals, district capitals, capitals of territories, ecclesiastical districts. Relief shown by form lines. Edition 1949. Scale 1 : 500.000.
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Identifier
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islandora:19294
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Carte administrative et voies de communication du Congo Belge
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Congo (Democratic Republic)--Maps, Congo (Democratic Republic)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, Transportation--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Maps, ,
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Map of Belgian Congo showing Administrative and Communication Routes throughout the country and into neighbouring territories. The map depicts cities, towns, roads, Christian missions, rivers, telegraph lines and district borders and includes index and an inset map of Belgium. Scale 1:5 000 000
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Identifier
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islandora:30060
