Media Information

 
 
 
Collection name:
Maps of Africa
Record:
Title:
Africae, described, the manners of their Habits, and buildinge: ...
Publication Place:
London
Publisher:
Humble, George, d. 1640
Publication Date:
1626
Cartographer:
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Engraver:
Goos, Abraham
Height:
38 cm.
Width:
50 cm.
Scale:
No scale given
Color:
Colored
Descriptive Notes:
The borders show natives in traditional dress and views of towns.The seas contain flying fish and spouting whales. Elephants, lions, camels, monkeys and ostriches are shown on the mainland. The interior contains rivers, mountains, and lakes, many of which are fictitious. Description of Africa on verso.
Provenance:
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
General Area:
Africa
Geographic Focus:
Africa
Period:
17th c.
Norwich Number:
30
Call Number:
NOR 0030
References:
Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
Page:
map 0030, p. 40
Program:
Jacobson Africana Program

Africae, described, the manners of their Habits, and buildinge: ...