Media Information

 
 
 
Collection name:
Maps of Africa
Record:
Title:
Africa corrected from observations of Mess. of ye Royal Societies at London and Paris.
Publication Place:
London
Publisher:
Price, Charles, fl. 1680-1720
Publication Date:
1721
Cartographer:
Price, Charles, fl. 1680-1720
Height:
56 cm.
Width:
95 cm.
Scale:
Scale in British, French, Spanish and German leagues
Color:
Colored
Descriptive Notes:
Parts of the cartouche appear in other maps. Left side of the cartouche is similar to Pieter van der Aa's map (see NOR 0070). While the figure on the right side is identical to Senex's map, see NOR 0069. Inset: Instruments used in map making. Scenes of cannibalism.
Provenance:
Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
General Area:
Africa
Geographic Focus:
Africa
Period:
18th c.
Norwich Number:
77
Call Number:
NOR 0077
References:
Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
Page:
map 0077, p. 92
Program:
Jacobson Africana Program

Africa corrected from observations of Mess. of ye Royal Societies at London and Paris.