Africa

Laurent Fries: Aphricae tabula secunda continet
Trechsel, Vienne, 1541
Untitled trapezoidal Ptolemaic woodcut map of North Africa. From the 1541 Vienne (Dauphiné) edition of Ptolemy's Geographia published by Gaspar Trechsel and sold by Hughes de la Porte in Lyon. The...
Aphricae tabula secunda continet
1541 - Laurent Fries
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Coloured woodcut map of Sardinia, Malta, North Africa. Printed in Vienne by Trechsel in 1541.
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Sebastian Münster: [Nile River delta] / Bacchus
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550
Early woodcut map of the Nile River delta by Sebastian Münster. Shows the Mediterranean coast with parts of the Gulf of Suez. With Alexandria in the West, Cairo with the Pyramids of Giza in the...
[Nile River delta] / Bacchus
1550 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut map of the Nile River. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.
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Girolamo Ruscelli: Africa nuova tavola
V. Valgrisi, Venice, 1562
Decorative coloured 16th century map of South Africa by G. Ruscelli. From the latin Ptolemy edition of Gastaldi-Ruscelli by V. Valgrisi, printed in Venice 1562.
Africa nuova tavola
1562 - Girolamo Ruscelli
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Coloured map of South Africa. Printed in Venice by V. Valgrisi in 1562.
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Sebastian Münster: Affrica mit seinen Besondern Laendern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen dingen.
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut map of Africa by Sebastian Münster. On the full text sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder , published...
Affrica mit seinen Besondern Laendern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen dingen.
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Africa. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der Mechtigen und Vesten Statt Alkair
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early woodcut view of Cairo in Egypt by Sebastian Münster. Showing the city from a birdeye perspective with the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx of Giza, crocodiles and ships in the Nile River....
Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der Mechtigen und Vesten Statt Alkair
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Cairo. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Sebastian Münster: [Tunis]
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Beautiful coloured view of Tunis in Tunisia by Sebastian Münster. Shows the zoological and botanical garden, castle Goleta, a Harem and a Thermae. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's...
[Tunis]
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Tunis, Tunisia. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Braun & Hogenberg: Tunes Urbs
Cologne, 1575
Attractive cityview of Tunis in Tunisia / Africa. Showing the Imperial attack on Tunis in 1573. Latin text on verso.
Tunes Urbs
1575 - Braun & Hogenberg
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Antique town view of Tunis. Printed in Cologne in the year 1575.
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Sebastian Münster: Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der machtigen und vesten Statt Alkair
Petri, Basle, circa 1575
Woodcut view of Cairo in Egypt by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with the Pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, crocodiles...
Warhaffte abcontrafehtung der machtigen und vesten Statt Alkair
1575 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut town view of Cairo, Egypt. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1575.
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Francois de Belleforest: Mombaza
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Mombasa, Kenya. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. The view comes from the French edition of the...
Mombaza
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Mombasa, Kenya. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Francois de Belleforest: Cairus, Quae Olim Babylon Aegypt Maxima Urbs / Le Grand Caire
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A large and rare woodcut view of Cairo with the Nile river, the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Based on a engraving from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum .This woodcut was...
Cairus, Quae Olim Babylon Aegypt Maxima Urbs / Le Grand Caire
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Cairo. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.
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Abraham Ortelius: Africae Tabula Nova
Gillis van den Rade, Antwerp, 1575
Antique map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius. From the 1575 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. Second state of the plate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche...
Africae Tabula Nova
1575 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Antwerp by Gillis van den Rade in 1575.
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Sebastian Münster: Affricae tabula nova / Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Königreichen so jetziger Zeit darumb...
Petri, Basle, circa 1580
Attractive woodcut map showing the African continent. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster printed from Petri in Basel 1580. "This map ... was based on Ortelius ... The coast...
Affricae tabula nova / Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Königreichen...
1580 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of the African continent. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1580.
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Braun & Hogenberg: Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypti Maxima Urbs
Cologne, circa 1580
Attractive birdeye view of Cairo in Egypt with the Nile river, the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Beautiful original colour. German text on verso. From a German edition of "Civitates orbis...
Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypti Maxima Urbs
1580 - Braun & Hogenberg
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Old coloured town view of Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Printed in Cologne circa 1580.
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Sebastian Münster: Africa mit seinen besundern Ländern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen Dingen
Petri, Basle, circa 1580
Attractive original coloured woodcut map showing the African continent. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster printed from Petri in Basel. Two interesting woodcut on backside:...
Africa mit seinen besundern Ländern, Thieren, und wunderbarlichen Dingen
1580 - Sebastian Münster
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Coloured woodcut map of Africa. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1580.
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Sebastian Münster: Algier
Petri, Basle, circa 1580
Woodcut cityview of Algier / Algeria / North Africa. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster printed from Petri in Basel.
Algier
1580 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Algier. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1580.
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Sebastian Münster: Tunis
Petri, Basle, circa 1580
Woodcut cityview of Tunis / Tunisia / North Africa including zoological and botanical garden, castle Goleta, a Harem and a Thermae. From a German edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster...
Tunis
1580 - Sebastian Münster
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Antique woodcut town view of Tunis. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1580.
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Heinrich Bünting: Africa Tertia pars Terrae
Magdeburg, 1581
Rare and early woodcut map of Africa by Heinrich Bunting. The map has an unusual shape, tapering to a narrow angle in the south. Several rivers appear in West Africa and as tributaries to the Nile....
Africa Tertia pars Terrae
1581 - Heinrich Bünting
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Coloured woodcut map of Africa. Printed in Magdeburg in the year 1581.
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Sebastian Münster: Affricae tabula nova / Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Königreichen so jetziger Zeit darumb
Sebastian Petri, Basle, 1588 (1598)
Beautiful original antique map of Africa by Sebastian Münster. Based on the Ortelius map of 1570, the coast of Brazil was added. With two sailing ships and a sea monster. On verso the title with a...
Affricae tabula nova / Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Königreichen...
1588 - Sebastian Münster
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Original antique map of Africa. Printed in Basle by Sebastian Petri in 1598.
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Abraham Ortelius: Natoliae, quae olim Asia Minor Nova Descriptio - Aegypti Recentior Descriptio - Carthaginis...
Antwerp, 1595
Coloured copper engraved map of Turkey by A. Ortelius. On right side a map of Egypt and one of Tunis. Three map on one sheet printed from one plate. From the 1595 Latin edition of 'Theatrum Orbis...
Natoliae, quae olim Asia Minor Nova Descriptio - Aegypti Recentior...
1595 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of Tunis, Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1595.
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Abraham Ortelius: Africae tabula nova
Antwerp, 1598
Beautiful original coloured map of the African continent. From the 1598 French edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. Fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present...
Africae tabula nova
1598 - Abraham Ortelius
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Old coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1598.
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Matthias Quad: Abyssinorum sive Magni Regis Davidis, quem vulgo Presbyterum Joannem Vocant, Imperium
J. Bussemacher, Cologne, 1600
Decorative coloured 16th century map of the central part of Africa with a dedicated cartouche to the legendary Prester John. The myth of Prester John was popular in Europe from 12th to 17th...
Abyssinorum sive Magni Regis Davidis, quem vulgo Presbyterum Joannem...
1600 - Matthias Quad
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Coloured map of the central part of Africa. Published by J. Bussemacher in Cologne during the year 1600.
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Abraham Ortelius: Africae Tabula Nova
Antwerp, 1603
Beautiful hand coloured map of the African continent. From the 1603 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. Fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present in...
Africae Tabula Nova
1603 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1603.
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Abraham Ortelius: Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio
Jan Baptist Vrients, Antwerp, 1603
Hand coloured antique map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius. Shows the Kingdom of the mystical Prester John in central Africa. Decorated with two cartouches, four elephants, sea monsters and a sailing...
Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio
1603 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of Priest Joan, Ethiopia, Central Africa. Printed in Antwerp by Jan Baptist Vrients in 1603.
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Jodocus Hondius: Nova Africae Tabula Auctore Jodoco Hondio
Amsterdam, 1606
Old coloured map of Africa by Jodocus Hondus. The second map of Africa by Hondius, first published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606. The geographical information is based on the Mercator map...
Nova Africae Tabula Auctore Jodoco Hondio
1606 - Jodocus Hondius
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Old coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam in the year 1606.
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