Africa
- Author(s)
- Bertius, Petrus, 1565-1629 and Claesz, Cornelis, approximately, 1546-1609
- Description
- Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Bar scale on map given in "Miliaria German." Shows topography, drainage, shoals, islands surrounding continent. Decorative cartouches. "616" at top left margin. On verso: P. Bertii Tabularum geographicarum contractarum liber quinctus, in quo Africa cum luculentis singularum tabularum explicationibus. Appears in Bertius' Tabularum geographicarum contractarum, published in Amsterdam by Cornelis Claesz beginning in 1600 (and many editions to 1650).
- Publisher
- Cornelis Claesz?,
- Collection
- Tabularum geographicarum contractarum and Caroline Batchelor Map Collection
- Place(s)
- Africa
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/tt812sr5351
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Caroline Batchelor Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
