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Africa."Totius Africae tabula & descriptio universalis, etiam ultra Ptolemaei limites extensa". Original wood-cut after C. Ptolemaeus' map of Africa published by Sebastian Munster, ca. 1550. With Latin heading title, ornamental cartouche and rich...
Egypt."Aegyptus". Orig. copper-engraving from G. A. Magini's Geographiae Universae. Engraved by G. Porro. Published in Nuremberg by P. Keschedt, 1597. 12,5:17 cm (5 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Northern Africa."Tabula Africae. IIII.". Copper-engraving by G. Porro after C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region, published by G. Magini, 1597. 13,7:17,8 cm (5.4 x 7 inch.).
Egypt."Tabula Africae III.". Copper-engraving by G. Porro after C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region, published by G. Magini, 1597. 13,6:17,5 cm (5.4 x 6.9 inch.).
Northern Africa."Tabula Aphricae II.". Copper-engraving by G. Porro after C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region, published by G. Magini, 1597. With sea-creatures. 13,6:17,5 cm (5.4x6.9 inch).
Northern Africa."Tabula Aphricae I.". Copper-engraving by G. Porro according to C. Ptolemaeus' map of the region, published by G. Magini, 1597. With sea-creatures. 13,5:17,5 cm (5.3 x 6.9 inch.).
Africa."Afrique". Orig. copper-engraving, N. Sanson. Published by P. Mariette, 1669. Coloured in outline. With ornamental title-cartouche with 2 cherubs. 40,5:56 cm (16 x 22 inch.).
North Africa."Africae propriae tabula ... 1590". Copper-engraving by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), first published 1590. Original old colouring. With 2 great decorative cartouches (one of them with small birds-eye-view of Carthage). 33,5:48,5...
Africa. "Africae tabula". Orig. copperplate engraving, Christoph Weigel (1654-1725), Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Original old colouring. With figure title cartouche. 27:34 cm.
West Africa."Congo Regnum Christian. in Africa". Copper-engraving by P. Bertius published by J. Hondius, 1616-18. With small ornamental cartouche, ship and sea-creature 9,5:13,5 cm.
Northern Africa."Barbaria". Copper-engraving by P. Bertius published by J. Hondius, 1616-18. With small ornamental cartouche. 9,4:13,3 cm.
South Africa."Africae pars meridional." Copper-engraving by P. Bertius published by J. Hondius, 1616-18. With small ornamental cartouche. 9,3:13,2 cm.
Egypt."Nova Aegypti Tabula". Orig. copper-engraving from O. Dapper's (1635-1689) "Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten ...", published in Amsterdam, ca. 1670. East-oriented map of Egypt with two figure cartouches. 28,7:36,5 cm (11...
West Africa."Regna Congo et Angola". Copper-engraving by O. Dapper (1635-1689), published ca. 1670. With two ornamental and figure cartouches. 28,7:34,5 cm.
Northern Africa."Barbaria Biledulgerid o: Libye et pars Nigritarum terra". Copper-engraving by O. Dapper (1635-1689), published ca. 1670. With rich figure cartouche and many other decorations. 26,7:32,7 cm.
Eastern Africa."Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis Imperior". Copper-engraving by O. Dapper (1635-1689), published ca. 1670. With two figure cartouches and many other decorations. 28,8:36,8 cm.
Egypt."Osmani, seu Othomanni imperatorem Turcarum". Copper-engraving by Antonio Albizzi (1547-1626), published in Augsburg, 1608. Shows the family tree of Turkish sovereigns with a view of Cairo in the background. 39,5:24 cm.
West Africa."Guinea". Copper-engraving by P. Bertius published by J. Hondius, 1616-18. With small ornamental cartouche and rich maritime decorations. 9,1:13 cm.
Africa."Africae tabula". Copper-engraving by Ch. Weigel, ca. 1710. Original old colouring. With figure title-cartouche. 27,5:34,5 cm (10.8:13.6").
Algiers. "Abbildung der Statt Gigeri in affrica, wie solche ...". Orig. copper-engraving by M. Merian, ca. 1640. Birds-eye view of the port Algiers with small inset-chart of the western part of the Mediterranean Sea (ca. 9:10 cm), several ships and...
"Tunes". Panoramatic view. Copper-engraving (by M. Merian, ca 1640). 20:36,5 cm (7.9:14.4").
"Alexandria ...". Vogelschauansicht. Rad. (von Braun & Hogenberg, um 1580). Oben mitten Titelkart., Schiffstaffage. 36,5:48,5 cm.
Southern Africa."II. Tabula Moderna Aphrice". Orig. woodblock, L. Fries after M. Waldseemüller's map from 1513. Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in a decorative border above the map and many figures on the map. 35:43 cm...
Northwest Africa. "Tabula I. Affri.". Orig. woodblock, L. Fries after C. Ptolemy's map. Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in a decorative border above the map. 32:48 cm (12 3/4 x 19 inch.).
North Africa. "Tabula IIII. Affri.". Orig. woodblock, L. Fries after C. Ptolemy's map. Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in a decorative border above the map. 33,5:48 cm (13 1/4 x 19 inch.).
Northern Africa. "Barbariae et Biledulgerid, Nova Descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving, A. Ortelius, Antwerps, 1570 after G. Gastaldi's map of region. Coloured. With decorative title cartouche, a ship and 2 sea monsters. 33:50 cm (13 x 19 3/4 inch.).
Africa. "Africa XVIII Nova Tabula". Orig. woodblock from the first edition of S. Münster's Geographia. Published by Henricus Petrus in Basel, 1540. With latin title above the map, a cartouche, depiction of a ship and many other illustratins. 25,5:34,5 cm (10 x 13 1/2 inch.).
North Africa."Tabula Moderna Portionis Aphrice". Orig. woodblock, L. Fries after M. Waldseemüller's map from 1513. Published by J. Grüninger, Strasbourg, 1522. With title in a decorative border above the map and many figures on the map. 32:40,5...
Northern Africa."Nova Barbariae Descriptio". Copper-engraving by Joannes Janssonius (1588-1664), first published 1638. Original old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche (with a coat-of-arms), another decorative cartoche with the scale of...
Northern Africa."Nova Barbariae descriptio". Altkol. Kupf.-Kte. (von J. Janssonius) bei G. Valk & P. Schenk, (um 1700). Mit 2 fig. u. herald. Kart. u. reicher Tierstaffage. Qu.-fol.
Egypt. "Aegyptus Antiqua". Orig. copper-engraving, A. Ortelius, Antwerp, 1584. Orig. old colouring. With 3 decorative cartouches (one with inset map of Alexandria with its environs, 8,5:11 cm) and great architectural cartouche with 2 pyramids....
Egypt. "Aegypti Recentior Descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. Janssonius. Published by Schenk & Valk, Amsterdam, ca. 1690. Orig. old colouring. With great figure title-cartouche and several animals in the map. 40:50 cm.
Egypt. "Aegyptus Hodierna". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, ca. 1720. Orig. old colouring. With title above the map and large cartouche on the left. 57:47 cm.
West Africa. "Guineae Nova Descriptio". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Mercator, 1606. Published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1630. With ornamental title cartouche. 35:49,5 cm.
Africa."Africa Secundum legitimas projectionis Stereographicae regulas". Copper-engraving by J. M. Haas published by Homann's Heirs ca. 1740. Original old colouring. With beautiful figure title-cartouche. 47,5:57 cm (18 3/4 x 22 1/2 inch.).
Eastern Africa."Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii descriptio". Copper-engraving by Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), first published 1572. Coloured. With ornamental title-cartouche (with a coat-of-arms), many animals and rich maritime...
Africa."Africae Tabula Nova". Orig. copper-engraving. A. Ortelius, Antwerps, 1570. Orig. old colouring. With ornamental title-cartouche, 3 sea-monsters and a depiction of a naval battle. 37,5:50 cm (14 3/4 x 19 3/4 inch.).
Africa."Africa Ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, Studio & industria G. M. Iunioris". Orig. copper-engraving by Gerard Mercator jun., first published 1595. Coloured. With ornamental and figure title-cartouche. 38:47 cm...
Africa."Nova Africae Tabula. Auctore Jodoco Hondio". Orig. copper-engraving, J. Hondius (1563-1612), Amsterdam, first published 1606. Original old colouring. With great ornamental title-cartouche, 5 sailing ships and 3 sea monsters. 37,5:50 cm...