Subject: Western Africa
Period: 1729 (circa)
Publication: La Galerie Agreable du Monde...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.2 x 10.3 inches
36.1 x 26.2 cm
This handsome map extends from Senegal to Cape Lopez, just below the equator, including Guinea and part of the Benin Kingdom. It is engraved with mountains, rivers, and cities and embellished with rhumb lines and a large cartouche featuring natives and animals.
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Condition: B+
On watermarked paper with some light toning and minor scattered foxing.