This lot of three maps from Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages cover the coast of West Africa from the mouth of the Sierra Leone River to present-day Benin. The interiors are largely blank, but there is plenty of information along the coasts. Each includes a decorative rococo-style title cartouche and a compass rose capped with a fleur-de-lis.

A. Partie de la Coste de Guinee Depuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona Jusqua Cap das Palmas Dressee sur les Journaux et les Remarques des Navigateurs, dated 1746 (13.1 x 9.1"). This map stretches from the Sierra Leone River estuary to Cape Palmas.

B. Suite de la Coste de Guinee Depuis le Cap de Palme Jusqu'au Cap des Trois Pointes..., dated 1746 (11.3 x 8.1"). The map extends from the Cap de Palme, along the Ivory Coast, and to the Cap des Trois Pointes in present-day Ghana.

C. Suite de la Coste de Guinee Depuis la Riviere de Volta Jusqu'a Jakin ou sont les Royaumes de Koto, de Popo, de Whidah ou Juida, et d'Ardra, circa 1746 (10.7 x 8.1"). The map locates several regions including the Kingdoms of Koto, Popo, Whidah (Juida), and the Kingdom of Ardra. It spans from the mouth of the Volta River to Jakin.

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Condition: B+

Crisp impressions issued folding on watermarked paper with light offsetting and marginal toning.