L'Afrique
- Author(s)
- Baeck, Elias, 1679-1747
- Description
- E. Bæck d. H. sculps et exc. a. v. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines around margins. Prime meridian: Island de Fer. Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Decorative banner and cartouche with indigenous peoples. Shows topography, drainage, islands surrounding continent, political boundaries. "28" at top right. "C.P.P.S.V." at bottom left. 6 coats of arms along left and right margins, as well as 10 coats of arms outlines. Title translation in German. Possibly appears in Baeck's Atlas geographicus ... , Ausburg, 1710. For map from same plate but different state, see: Africa : Selon les autheurs les plus modernes.
- Publisher
- Elias Baeck,
- Collection
- Atlas geographicus and Caroline Batchelor Map Collection
- Place(s)
- Africa, Sahara, and Ruwenzori Mountains (Congo and Uganda)
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/zs978jp7012
- 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.
