Carte de l'ile de Madagascar contenant sa description & diverses particularitez curieuses de ses habitans tant blancs que negres Maps Stanford University Public content

Description:
The map, showing Madagascar oriented with north to the right, is featured at the top of the page. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 2 bar scales on map, given in "Lieuës de France" and "Lieuës d'Allemagne." Below the map is text (in French) describing the island of Madagascar and its people. Bordering the page are illustrations depicting life and customs in Madagascar including circumcision, funerals and executions as well as illustrating various modes of attire. Atlas historique, ou, Nouvelle introduction à l'histoire ... Amsterdam, 1705-1720. Tome VI, no. 34, p. 142.
Publisher:
[Publisher not identified]
Provider:
Stanford
Resource Class:
Maps
Subject:
Social life and customs
Date Issued:
1719
Spatial Coverage:
Africa and Madagascar
Rights:
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.
Rights Holder:
Property rights reside with the repository. Copyright (c) Stanford University. All Rights Reserved.
License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode
Access Rights:
Public
Format:
JPEG2000
Georeferenced:
More details at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/gh864bj9393

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