"In Notitiam Ecclesiasticam Africae Tabula Geographica", Delisle, Guillaume

This boldly engraved map focuses on the regions controlled by the Moors in northern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula in the latter part of the medieval period. The map displays good detail along the north African coast from Morocco to Libya. It also covers the western Mediterranean with the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, Malta and the Balearics. Sicily features a smoking Mount Aetna. Three decorative cartouches complete the composition. Engraved by Jean Baptiste Liebaux.

References: Norwich #297.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouches, on a bright sheet with a Society of Jesus watermark. There is an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom and light toning along the edges of the sheet.