Subject: Egypt & Eastern Libya
Period: 1690 (circa)
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Color: Black & White
Size:
17 x 12.1 inches
43.2 x 30.7 cm
This decorative map depicts northeastern Africa from Egypt to eastern Libya. It focuses on the Nile River valley, locating a number of cities. A lone lion prances west of the Nile. The superb title cartouche features merchants from the region, a snake, a cheetah, and elephant, and a pair of camels. This map appears to be a copy of Melchoir Tavernier's Patriarchatus Alexandrini Geographica Descriptio from 1640.
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Condition: A
A sharp impression on a bright sheet with a small paper flaw and a minor crease adjacent to the centerfold. The side margins are a bit narrow towards the bottom of the sheet.
