Africae Tabula Nova

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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Date Created
1570Format Extent
37 x 50cmRights
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Coloured map.
Scale not given.
col.map 37x50cm.
First appeared in A. Ortelius: Theatrum orbis terrarum of 1570.
Simple cartouche with 2 armless statues of women; above the title is inscribed: Africam Graeci Lybyam app:
Appears in E. Klemp: Africa on maps dating from the 12th to the 18th century, 1968 (no. 15).