Description: Title / Subject: 'Africa Interior' Date: 1731 Size: the printed area measures approximately 140mm x 205mm with margins beyond; blank verso. Description: a copper-plate engraved map of part of Ethiopia and Eritrea in ancient times. The Nile is shown clearly with a supposed source in the legendary Mountains of the Moon. It is printed on hand-laid paper. Cartographer / engraver: Cellarius / likely engraved by John Senex Provenance: 'Christophori Cellarii smalcaldensis Geographia Antiqua Recognita denuo, & ad veterum novorumque scriptorum fidem, historicum maxime, identidem castigata ...', published by Samuel Patrick, London, 1731 Condition: Very good condition. Light age toning. Two horizontal folds, as published. Faint offsetting where the map has been folded in the source publication. Please study all the photographs carefully to fully appreciate the condition. Ref: #05796
Price: 26 GBP
Location: Ilkley
End Time: 2024-09-03T11:50:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.53 GBP
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Antique: Yes
Cartographer/Publisher: Cellarius
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Date Range: 1700-1799
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: Africa, Ethiopia
Era: 1700s
Format: Atlas Map
Type: Historical map
Year: 1731
