Detail View: Maps of Africa: Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior. Partes magis Septentrionales, quae hic desiderantur, vide in tabula Aethiopiae Superioris.
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Title:
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Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior. Partes magis Septentrionales, quae hic desiderantur, vide in tabula Aethiopiae Superioris.
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Title in Translation:
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Southern Africa ...
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Publication Place:
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Amsterdam
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Publisher:
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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
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Publication Date:
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1635
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Cartographer:
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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
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Height:
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38 cm.
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Width:
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50 cm.
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Scale:
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Scale in German miles
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Color:
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Outline color
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Descriptive Notes:
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Title of cartouche is on an ox skin being held up by natives. Monkeys and tortoises surround the base. Various types of animals decorate the mainland, while the sea contain sailing ships. "This was a standard map throughout the seventeenth century and it went into many editions, and was copied by other publishers."
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Provenance:
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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
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General Area:
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Africa
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Geographic Focus:
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Southern Africa
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Period:
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17th c.
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Norwich Number:
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154
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Call Number:
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NOR 0154
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References:
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Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
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Page:
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map 0154, p. 174
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Program:
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Jacobson Africana Program
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