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Title: Cimbebas et Caffariae Littora a Catenbela ad Promontorium Bonae Spei. Pascaert van Cimbebas en Caffrares Streckende van Catembela tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Almost identical to the Renard's map (see NOR 0254). Inset: De Ommelanden van de Caap de Goede Hoop met de Saldanha, Tafel en Falso Baien in Groot Bestek., Amsterdam. Ottens, R. (Reinier), 1698-1750; Ottens, J. (Josua), 1704-1765
Identifier: islandora:25425

Title: Basse Aethiopie qui Comprend les Royaume de Congo, Coste, et Pays des Cafres, Empires du Monomotapa, et Monoemugi
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: "The fictitious states are given fictious boundaries and the interior is marked with large cities such as Vigiti Magna and Monomotapa.", Paris. Mariette, Pierre, 1603-1657
Identifier: islandora:25344

Title: A Plan of Cape Bona Esperance with False Bay
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: This chart also appeared in editions of Sayer and Bennett's Oriental Pilot. Inset: Silhouettes of mountain ranges from Table Mountain to Seamensberg. The bay contains a compass rose radiating rhumb lines., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25469

Title: Nova descriptio Africae
Subject: Africa
Description: Smaller version of Blaeu's map (see NOR 0032), but lacking borders., Frankfurt. Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
Identifier: islandora:25235

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Much of the geography proves to be inaccurate due to the fact it was based on antiquarian maps. "Large tracts of the interior of Africa are marked unknown". Across the top: Pinkerton's Modern Atlas., Philadelphia. Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
Identifier: islandora:25741

Title: Carte de l'Egypte, de Ia Nubie, de l'Abissinie
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Companion map (see NOR 0297). Includes Horn of Africa, Arabia and a portion of Persia. Top right: 22., Amsterdam. Covens, Jean; Mortier, Corneille
Identifier: islandora:25386

Title: Figura del Mondo Universale
Subject: Africa
Description: Latin edition of Munster's map. Round-shaped world map surrounded by the heads of wind gods, blowing their winds towards the earth. Several sea monsters occupy the waters., Basel. Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Identifier: islandora:25476

Title: Special map of Africa showing treaty boundaries
Description: Map of Africa showing the treaty boundaries between conterminous powers, treaty boundaries disputed by a third party, boundaries not definitely laid down, the dates of the treaties, railways, the Anglo-Egyptian route, the French routes, Macdonald's route, the Belgian route, British possessions and protectorates, the area under British chartered companies and areas under the British sphere of influence and army of occupation., The colour coded key indicates French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Belgian holdings in Africa.
Identifier: islandora:19554

Title: Diocese of Cape Town
Description: Scale in English miles., Map of the Diocese of Cape Town showing the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope indicating towns, locations of churches and administrative borders. Map to accompany: Robert Gray's A journal of the Bishop's visitation tour through the Cape Colony ... with an account of his visit to the Island of St Helena, in 1850 (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1851)., Note on map: "The_____ line marks the Bishops route"., Inset: St. Helena. Inset scale in sea miles., Prime meridian: Greenwich., Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19748

Title: Africae Propriae Tabulae in qua Punica regnae ides; Tyrios, et Agenoris urbem Ex conatibus Geographicus Abrahami Ortelii cum provilegio Imperiale Regio, et Belgico ad decennium 1590
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Inset: Sinus Carthaginensis; Italian text., Antwerp. Vrients, Jan Baptista, 1552-1612
Identifier: islandora:25491

Title: Carte Reduite de la Cote Meridionale d'Afrique, depuis Ia Baye de Saldagne jusqu'au Cap des Courans
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: Plan de la Baye St. Blaise. Plan de la Baye de Formose ou Mossel-Baye. Plan de la Bay de Lagoa. Top right: 11.
Identifier: islandora:25446

Title: Africa Nuova Tavola
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Typical Italian engraved stippled seas and anthill mountain ranges. Later editions appeared in 1598 and 1599., Venice. Valgrisi, Vincenzo, fl. 1540-1572
Identifier: islandora:25283

Title: Calabar and Bonny Rivers. From an Original Survey by Capt. William Newton, Late of the Port of Bristol, communicated by Mr Pocock
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Guide to the west coast estuaries." Numerous soundings, bars and breakers are stated. The interior indicates places such as, Rough Corner, Yam Town and an English burial-place. Title across the top: Western Coast of Africa. Illustrative Chart 1., London. Cadell & Davies
Identifier: islandora:25290

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