Norwich, Maps Of Africa, 315. Aethiopia Superior Vel Interior 50 x 38 cms. 660 A handsome map of central and eastern Africa identified in the title as the Empire of Prester John, the legendary Christian King sometimes located in central Asia or here, depending on the particular story teller. 50 x 38 cms. SOLD An influential map, which formed the cartographic outline for southern Africa throughout the century.
Elephants appear in east Africa, while more pastoral creatures appear in the Cape.
Two native figures hold an animal skin aloft bearing the title. From the first volume of Robert Dudley s Arcano Del Mare , the first world wide sea atlas compiled by an Englishman, elegantly engraved by the renowned Antonio Lucini and the first charts designed solely on Mercator s projection. This shows the west coast of Africa and Portugal, the islands of the Azores, Madeira and the Canaries. Original colour . SOLD A most attractive example of a rare carte figures by Frederick De Wit, known for the design and fine engraving of his maps.