Subject: Africa
Period: 1682 (published)
Publication: Le Monde ou la Geographie Universelle
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.9 x 4.1 inches
12.4 x 10.4 cm
Charming small map of the continent with typical mid-seventeenth century cartography. The Nile rises from large twin lakes below the equator. This is the third state, with the addition of several place names: the island of S. Helene la Nouvelle and Gothar just below the equator in central Africa. Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson's nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including a fine miniature world geography with many of the maps based on Sanson.
References: Betz #95.3; King (2nd ed) pp. 132-135; Pastoureau, Duval XI Fa.
Condition: B+
Attractive color on watermarked paper with light toning along the centerfold.
