West Africa

Laurent Fries: [Tab. Mo. Primae Partis Aphricae et Tabula Secunde partis Aphricae.]
Johannes Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1525
Early woodcut map of North Africa by Laurent Fries after Martin Waldseemüller. Shows the the northern and western part of the continent. This woodcut map comes from the 1525 Strasbourg edition of...
[Tab. Mo. Primae Partis Aphricae et Tabula Secunde partis Aphricae.]
1525 - Laurent Fries
11887
Antique woodcut map of North Africa. Printed in Strasbourg by Johannes Grüninger in 1525.

1 500,00 €
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio: Parte de l'Africa
Tommaso Giuntis, Venice, 1556 [1565]
Early woodcut map of Western Africa by G. B. Ramusio after Giacomo Gastaldi. First published in 1556, it is one of the earliest maps of Africa grounded substantially in contemporaneous information....
Parte de l'Africa
1556 - Giovanni Battista Ramusio
12921
Antique woodcut map of West Africa. Printed in Venice by Tommaso Giuntis in 1565.

980,00 €
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Jodocus Hondius: Guineae Nova Descriptio
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633
Highly decorative antique map by Jodocus Hondius, showing the West African Coast from Rio Senego (Senegal) to Cape Lopez, just below the equator. The map extends its coverage to include Guinea,...
Guineae Nova Descriptio
1633 - Jodocus Hondius
12873
Coloured map of West Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

750,00 €
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: [Manuscript Chart of the South Atlantic Ocean] Tweede stuck wassende Graedkaert van de Kaap...
Joan Blaeu II, Amsterdam, circa 1690
A Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) Manuscript Chart by Joan Blaeu II on VellumFragment of a manuscript nautical chart of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) of the West African coast by Joan...
[Manuscript Chart of the South Atlantic Ocean] Tweede stuck wassende...
1690 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
12620
Manuscript sea chart on vellum of the Atlantic Ocean with the West African coast line. Drawn by Joan Blaeu II in Amsterdam.

14 800,00 €
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Phillip Clüver: Mauritana et Africa Propria nunc Barbaria
circa 1700
Nice engraved map of the north-western part of Africa with the Canary Islands by Phillip Clüver. With one cartouch.
Mauritana et Africa Propria nunc Barbaria
1700 - Phillip Clüver
10783
Antique map of North-Western Africa. Printed circa 1700.

80,00 €
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Reiner Ottens: Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad C. Comorin
Reiner & Joshua Ottens, Amsterdam, 1745
A magnificently preserved, old coloured example of Frederic De Wit's sea chart of Africa, Arabia and part of India. This map, here the one in the rare 1745 edition by Reiner & Joshua Ottens, is...
Occidentalior Tractus Indiarum Orientalium a Promontorio Bonae Spei ad...
1745 - Reiner Ottens
12864
Old coloured sea chart of the Indian Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Reiner & Joshua Ottens in 1745.

1 350,00 €
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Benedetto Bordone: [Madeira and Canary Islands]
Venice, 1528-1565
Rare map of Madeira by Benedetto Bordone. On verso a map of the Canary Islands with the coast of Africa. Two woodcut maps on one sheet.From Libro di Benedetto Bordone... de tutte l'isole del...
[Madeira and Canary Islands]
1528 - Benedetto Bordone
12241
Antique woodcut map of Madeira, Canary Islands. Printed in Venice between 1528 and 1565.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima
W. Blaeu, Amsterdam, circa 1640
Old coloured engraved map of Morocco by W. Blaeu. With the Strait of Gibraltar, several sailing ships and a large figural cartouche. The map is based on Ortelius map of 1570. From 'Atlas Major'...
Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima
1640 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
10864
Old coloured map of Morocco. Printed in Amsterdam by W. Blaeu circa 1640.
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Guinea
Willem & Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1642-43
Very decorative antique sea chart of West Africa by Willem Blaeu. Showing the Gulf of Guinea with the coasts of Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea to Gabon. With elephants,...
Guinea
1642 - Willem Janszoon Blaeu
12045
Coloured sea chart of West Africa. Printed in Amsterdam by Willem & Joan Blaeu in 1642.
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Matthäus Merian: Eroberung der Statt Loando de Sanct Paolo in Angola in Affrica Gelegen.
M. Merian, Frankfurt, 1646
Attractive maritime engraving of the sea battle in the harbour of Luanda in Angola from Matthäus Merian with many well engraved ships. From J. Gottfried's "Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica".
Eroberung der Statt Loando de Sanct Paolo in Angola in Affrica Gelegen.
1646 - Matthäus Merian
10596
Antique town view of Sao Paulo de Luanda, Angola. Printed in Frankfurt by M. Merian in 1646.
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Johannes Janssonius: Insulae de Cabo Verde Olim Hesperides sive Gorgades: Belgice De Zoute Eylanden.
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1650
Rare and decorative, old coloured sea chart of the Cape Verde Islands by J. Janssonius. Showing Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) with the islands Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, Boa...
Insulae de Cabo Verde Olim Hesperides sive Gorgades: Belgice De Zoute...
1650 - Johannes Janssonius
11916
Old coloured sea chart of Cabo Verde, Cape Verde Islands. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1650.
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Johannes Janssonius: Guinea
circa 1660
Very attractive map of Guinea and Benin. Various animals and ships are shown. Dutch text on verso.
Guinea
1660 - Johannes Janssonius
10009
Old coloured map of Benin, Guinea. Printed circa 1660.
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Pieter Goos: Pas-Caart van Guinea en de Custen daer aen gelegen Van Cabo verde tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca
Amsterdam, 1666
Beautiful sea chart of the southwest coast of Africa by P. Goos from the famous sea atlas "De Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Weereld". Showing the coatlines of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast via...
Pas-Caart van Guinea en de Custen daer aen gelegen Van Cabo verde tot...
1666 - Pieter Goos
10411
Sea chart of the southwest coast of Africa by Pieter Goos. Published in Amsterdam in 1666.
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John Seller: A Chart of Guinea. Describing the Sea Coast from Cape de Verde to Cape de Bona Espransa
John Seller, London, 1677-79
Very rare sea chart of West Africa by John Seller. This beautiful sea chart shows the coast of Africa from Senegal, Cape Verde, along the West African coast to the Gulf of Guinea, across the coasts...
A Chart of Guinea. Describing the Sea Coast from Cape de Verde to Cape...
1677 - John Seller
11907
Sea chart of Guinea. Printed in London by John Seller in 1677.
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Guillaume de l'Isle: Carte De La Barbarie Le La Nigritie Et De La Guinee
circa 1700
Detailed hand coloured copper engraving showing North West Africa from Mediterranean Sea to Gulf of Guinea including Canary Island.
Carte De La Barbarie Le La Nigritie Et De La Guinee
1700 - Guillaume de l'Isle
10006
Coloured map of Northwest Africa. Printed circa 1700.
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Johannes Loots: Nieuwe verbeterde Pascaart Beginnende van het Canaal en so Langs de kusten van Spanjen, en...
Johannes Loots, Amsterdam, circa 1700
Very rare nautical chart of the north-eastern Atlantic by Johannes Loots. Shows the coastline from Southern Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany, Spain, Portugal and the northwest coast of Africa to Cape...
Nieuwe verbeterde Pascaart Beginnende van het Canaal en so Langs de...
1700 - Johannes Loots
12616
Sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Loots circa 1700.
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Christoph Weigel: Africae Pars Superior Occidentalis
Johann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718
Antique map of Northwest Africa with the Canary Islands by Christoph Weigel. Showing the northwest coast of Africa, in the south to Cap-Vert (Capo Verde) near Dakar. With the Senegal, Morocco,...
Africae Pars Superior Occidentalis
1718 - Christoph Weigel
11961
Old coloured map of Northwest Africa with Canary Islands. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.
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Emanuel Bowen: A New & Accurate Map of Negroland and the Adjacent Countries, also Upper Guinea ...
E. Bowen, London, 1747
Bowen's map of West Africa from the Canary Islands to Congo. From 'A Complete System of Geography' . Decorated with a compass rose and a nice figural title cartouche.
A New & Accurate Map of Negroland and the Adjacent Countries, also Upper...
1747 - Emanuel Bowen
11284
Antique map of Western Africa. Printed in London by E. Bowen in 1747.
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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Karte von der Bay St. Helena
Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1749
Engraved map of the Bay of Saint Helena in Southern Atlantic by Nicolas Bellin. From the German edition of Prévost's "L'Histoire Générale des Voyages" by J. J. Schwabe in Leipzig.
Karte von der Bay St. Helena
1749 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin
10565
Sea chart of Saint Helena. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1749.
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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Karte von der Küste von Angola von dem Flusse Bengo bis an den Fluß Quanza.
Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1749
Engraved map of the coastal line of Angola in Southwest Africa by Nicolas Bellin. From the German edition of Prévost's "L'Histoire Générale des Voyages" by J. J. Schwabe in Leipzig.
Karte von der Küste von Angola von dem Flusse Bengo bis an den Fluß Quanza.
1749 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin
10570
Antique map of Angola, Southwest Africa. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1749.
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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Karte von der Rheede von Benguela und dem Flusse Cantonbelle
Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1749
Detailed map of the Province Benguela in Angola by Nicolas Bellin. From the German edition of Prévost's "L'Histoire Générale des Voyages" by J. J. Schwabe in Leipzig.
Karte von der Rheede von Benguela und dem Flusse Cantonbelle
1749 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin
10573
Antique map of Benguela, Angola. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1749.
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Jean Baptiste Mannevillette: Carte de la Côte d'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanc jusqu'à la Rivière de Gambie
Paris, 1775
Large original coloured sea chart of West Africa by Mannevillette. Showing the coast between Gambia (Banjul), Senegal (Dakar) up to Mauritania. From the second revised and enlarged edition of Le...
Carte de la Côte d'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanc jusqu'à la Rivière de Gambie
1775 - Jean Baptiste Mannevillette
10114
Old coloured sea chart of Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Africa, Sea Chart. Printed in Paris in the year 1775.
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