Africa divided according to the extent of its principall parts in which are distinguished one from the other empires, monarchies, kingdoms, states, and peoples, which at this time inhabite Africa in EarthWorks

Africa divided according to the extent of its principall parts in which are distinguished one from the other empires, monarchies, kingdoms, states, and peoples, which at this time inhabite Africa

Author(s): Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667 and Berry, William
Description: Prime meridian: Island de Fer. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 5 bar scales on map, given in "Italian Miles," "Common Leagues of France," "Common Leagues of Germany," "Common Leagues of Spain," and "English Miles." Title above map has "described by Sanson, corrected and amended by William Berry." Ornamental cartouche. Dedication in cartouche: To the most serene and most sacred Majesty Charles II. For further information on this map see R.V. Tooley, Collectors’ guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969), p. 56 ; Norwich's maps of Africa : an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography (Norwich, Vt. : Terra Nova Press, 1997), map 47.
Publisher: Sold by William Berry at the Sign of the Globe between Charing-Cross and White-Hall.
Collection: Africana Historical Maps
Place(s): Africa
Held by: Stanford
More details at: https://purl.stanford.edu/vv646hb4676

Use and reproduction: Image courtesy University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections: Maps scanned under the William and Yvonne Jacobson Digital Africana Program at UCT. If you have questions, please contact David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
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