| 17h Century Antique Map of ... | |
| 17h Century Antique Map of Africa by Blaeu, 1635 - Sold on eBay February 2nd, 2024 for $3,000.00 | |
| eBay Africae Nova DescriptioBy: Willem Janszoon BlaeuDate: 1635 (circa) 16 x 22 inches (40.5 x 56 cm)This is a superb example of the second state of Blaue’s important map of Africa, one of the iconic maps of the era by the leading map publisher of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. By the time Blaeu made this map Europeans had navigated and subsequently charted Africa’s perimeter to the extent that in form it is close to a modern satellite image of it. The map was an immediate success, and several states of it were eventually published.The interior of the continent is divided into count... | |