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Collection name:
Maps of Africa
Record:
Title:
Africae Vera Forma, et Situs.
Title in Translation:
The true shape and situation of Africa.
Publication Place:
Antwerp
Publisher:
Jode, Cornelis de, 1568-1600
Publication Date:
1593
Cartographer:
Jode, Gerard de, 1509-1591
Engraver:
Jode, Gerard de, 1509-1591
Height:
32 cm.
Width:
45 cm.
Scale:
No scale given
Color:
Uncolored
Descriptive Notes:
The seas contain sea monsters and sailing ships. Natives are seen on and around the map.
Provenance:
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
General Area:
Africa
Geographic Focus:
Africa
Period:
16th c.
Norwich Number:
19
Call Number:
NOR 0019
Source:
Speculum Orbis Terrarum (second edition)
References:
Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
Page:
map 0019, p. 27
Program:
Jacobson Africana Program

Africae Vera Forma, et Situs.