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  • Aden, Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia. . . [on sheet with] Mombaza [and] Quiloa [and] Cefala.

Aden, Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia. . . [on sheet with] Mombaza [and] Quiloa [and] Cefala.

  • ARTIST: Braun and Hogenberg

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1572.

  • EDITION SIZE: 13 1/8 x x 18 1/2" (332 x4 72 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Four panorama views on on sheet, Arabiae, Mombaza, Quiloa, and Cafala. This view appeared in "Civitates Orbis Terrarum." The Indian Ocean trading ports were important stopping points for European traders in the Far East. <br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: German text on verso.

  • CONDITION: Good condition, save for some staining and tattering along outer margins. Period handcoloring.

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