Subject: Northern Africa
Period: 1628 (circa)
Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.6 x 13.8 inches
47.2 x 35.1 cm
This sheet contains three maps of northern Africa. The upper map shows all of northern Africa with the majority of the Mediterranean. At bottom left is a map of ancient Carthage (now a suburb of Tunis). The map at bottom right depicts the Nile River delta. The sheet is embellished with four strapwork cartouches and a large sailing ship. French text on verso, published in either the 1628 or 1633 edition.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8610:1A.
Condition: B+
Attractive original color on a sheet that has been backed with archival paper to reinforce and repair a few tiny centerfold separations.
