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"Abissinorum Regnu", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: Central Africa
Period: 1609 (published)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.1 x 5.4 inches
18 x 13.7 cm
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Charming little map with a fair amount of detail along the Horn of Africa, reflecting Colonial trading interests. The Ptolemaic sources for the Nile are shown in the twin lakes of Zaire and Zaflan below the Equator. The map is decorated with a strapwork title and scale cartouche incorporated together. German text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #8720:351.
Condition: A
A nice impression with light soiling confined to the blank margins.
Estimate: $140 - $170
Price: $100
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