Africae nova descriptio
- Title
- Africae nova descriptio
- Description
- Extent: 1 map , Abstract: 1631 version of Willem Jansz. Blaeu's 1617 map, one of the better known and more decorative 17th century maps of Africa. , Notes: Relief shown pictorially., Includes images of galleons, sea monsters, and various animals., Nine city views within decorative border at top: Tanger Tangiers -- Ceuta -- Alger Algiers -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair Cairo -- Mozambique Island of Mozambique -- S. Georgius della Mina St. George of the Mine Castle in Elmina, Ghana -- Canaria Canary Islands., Ten illustrations of figures in regional dress within decorative border at left and right: Marocchi Moroccans -- Senagenses Senegalese -- Mercatores in Guinea traders in Guinea -- Cab: lopo Gonsalvi Accolae locals of Cape Lopez in Gabon -- Miles Congensis Congolese -- Aegyptij Egyptians -- Abissini Ethiopians -- Cafres in Mozambique -- Rex in Madagascar king in Madagascar -- Cap: bonae Spaei habitatores inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope., Latin text on verso with "F" at bottom right.
- Creator
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
- Publisher
- Guiljelmo Blaeuw
- Temporal Coverage
- 1631
- Date Issued
- 1631
- Rights
- Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
- Access Rights
- Public
- Format
- TIFF/JPEG
- Language
- Latin
- Date Added
- September 06, 2023
- Spatial Resolution as Text
- Scale approximately 1:30,000,000
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