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Title: Le Cape de Bonne Esperance comme il a ete ci-devant
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Similar to Valentijn' s map (see NOR 0215). The mountains are numbered and named in the border. 1. Le chateau. 2. Le Petit-Fort. 3. Montagne du lion. 4. Montagne de la Table. 5. Montagne du Vent. 6. Endroit ou tous les Bataeux Viennent., Leiden. Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Identifier: islandora:25282

Title: Carte de l'Isle Madagascar dite autrement Madecase et de S. Laurens et aujord'hui L'Isle Dauphine avecque les costes de Cofala et du Mozambique en Afrique
Subject: Africa - Madagascar
Description: Illustrates "sea routes from the west coast of Africa to Mozambique and from Fort Dauphin on the southeast coast of Madagascar to the north, south, and to the east, to India, Surate and Malacca.", Paris. Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Identifier: islandora:25327

Title: Carte de l'Egypte sous les Pharaons
Subject: Africa - Egypt
Identifier: islandora:25492

Title: L'Africa divisa nelle sue Parti secondo le piu moderne, relationi colle scoperte dell'origine e corso del Nilo
Subject: Africa
Description: First issued in Coronelli's atlas, Atlante Veneto. Double-sheet map includes a cartouche surrounded by various animals such as, an ostrich, crocodile, leopard, lion, camel, and an elephant. On the mainland a large piece of drapery with information about the Nile is encircled by two angels and Father Nile. Dedicated to Eccelenza del signor Gran Contestabile Colonna; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Venice. Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718
Identifier: islandora:25432

Title: Carte de L'Afrique Meridionale ou Pays Entre la ligne & le cap de Bonne Esperance et L'Isle de Madagascar
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Duplicate map. Originally issued by the Visscher family in 1710. Hendrik de Leth, married into the Visscher family took over the business and imprinted this map with his name. Two insets are shown, Cape Peninsula and Plan and elevation of Table Bay., Amsterdam. Elwe, Jan Barend
Identifier: islandora:25354

Title: Carte Particuliere des Costes de L'Afrique qui Comprend le Pays de Cafres & c. Levee par Ordre Expres des Roys de Portugal sous qui on en a Fait la Decouverte
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Indicates many rivers and settlements discovered by the Portuguese. The sea contains a sixteen-point compass rose with rhumb lines. Inset: Island of Inhancato and the fortress of Sofala., Amsterdam. Mortier, Pierre
Identifier: islandora:25736

Title: Carte Particulière de la Côte Occidentale de l'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanco jusqu'au Cap de Verga et du Cours des Rivières de Sénéga et de Gambie ... dressé pour la Compagnie des Indes ... MDCCLI
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Watermark (sheet 2)., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25733

Title: Coste Occidentale d'Afrique depuis le XIe degre de Latitude Meridionale, jusqu'au cap de Bonne Esperance ... Publiee par ordre de Mgr. le Comte de Maurepas
Subject: Western Africa
Description: A map illustrating the southeastern conterpart (see NOR 0306). Top right: Afrique Occidentale No. 3., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Identifier: islandora:25310

Title: Egypte nommé dans le pays Missir
Subject: Africa - Egypt
Description: P. 218. 1.; Watermark., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25730

Title: Carte Generale de L'Afrique Contenant les Principaux Etats qui y sont Contenue Dressee sur les Nouvelles Observations
Subject: Africa
Description: Twenty-nine coats of arms, representing the major cities of Europe, surround the cartouche; Prime meridian through Ferro Island and Paris., Paris. Crepy, Jean, 1660-ca. 1730
Identifier: islandora:25470

Title: Lo creddero nato dalle della Luna i Geografi a si moderni Riportarono ghesi la gloriosa distinnotitia, che mi ferui per regolare l'Abissinia, guista le relationi accreditate del P. Baldassar Tellez, e del Ladolfo
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Southern gore of Africa from Coronelli's globe map (see NOR 0052)., Venice. Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718
Identifier: islandora:25297

Title: Afrique publicee sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans Primier Prince du Sang
Subject: Africa
Description: Similar features to Clouet's map (see NOR 0088). Large wall map of two double-folding sheets. Inset of Azores; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25782

Title: Plan de la Baye Simon, Situe au Cap de Bonne Esperance, suivant les Observations faites en Aout et Septembre 1775, par Mr. Dalrymple
Subject: Africa - Simon's Bay
Description: Apres de Mannevillette "was the first to determine longitude by measuring the distances of the sun and moon." Soundings are in French fathoms. Top right: 8.d., Paris. Apres de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d', 1707-1780
Identifier: islandora:25334

Title: Carte Particulière de la Côte Occidentale de l'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanco jusqu'au Cap de Verga et du Cours des Rivières de Sénéga et de Gambie ... dressé pour la Compagnie des Indes ... MDCCLI
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Watermark (sheet 2)., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25732

Title: Les Salines
Subject: Les Salines (Tunisia)--Maps,
Description: Map of the region surrounding Les Salines in El Kef Governorate, northwestern Tunisia near the border of Algeria, showing state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly maintained dirt roads, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, stone bridges, suspended bridges with supports, footbridges, ferries, fords navigable by vehicle or foot, rivers, forests, marshes, dunes, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels or holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, cannons, cemetries, irrigation canals, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. relief shown by form lines, contours and shading. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19074

Title: Partie de L'Afrique audela de L'Equateur, Comprenant Le Congo, La Cafreie & c
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Map surrounded by a decorative frame with information on the Congo, Monomotapa, Zanibar, Cape of Good Hope and the islands., Paris. Desnos, L. C.
Identifier: islandora:25305

Title: L'Afrique dressee sur les observations de Ms. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, et quelques autres, et sur les memoires les plus recens
Subject: Africa
Description: Issued a revised edition in 1722. L'Isle was the first to give the correct longitude, 42 degrees, to the Mediterranean and the first to discard Lakes Zaire and Zaflan; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Identifier: islandora:25423

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: Carte de la Barbarie, le la Nigritie et de la Guinee
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Interior contains large amount of geographical information; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Identifier: islandora:25421

Title: Carte du Royaume de Congo, du Monomotapa et de la Cafrerie, Dressee sur les Memoires les plus exacts et les observations les plus Nouvelles
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Based on L'Isles maps. Includes note describing the Congo, Monomotapa and Kaffraria. Contains references to gold, in the form of 'Mines d'Or.' Top right: Tom. VI, No. 15, Pag: 59., Amsterdam. Gueudeville, Nicolas, ca. 1654-ca. 1721
Identifier: islandora:25359

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