ARTIST: Matthew Merian
MEDIUM: Copper engraving,
DATE: c.1638.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 1/4 x 14 5/8" (28.7 x 37 cm).
DESCRIPTION: This map covers an area from Congo-Zanzibar to the Cape and was largely based on Portuguese exploration, both real and imagined. This was the standard map of South Africa throughout the 17th century. The cartouche depicts two native Africans holding up an ox skin bearing the map title. At their feet are monkeys and tortoises. From Matthew Merian's "Topographia," published in Frankfort.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for some repairs along centerfold. Black & white.
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