Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins. Decorative cartouches. Features topography, waterways, ports. Shows the Kingdom of Prester John, mythical Christian king. Includes islands off the Horn of Africa. Descriptive text throughout. Inset map: Congi Regni in Africa Christiani: Nova descriptio. From Mercator-Hondius Atlas, Amsterdam, 1613.
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Mercator, Gerard, approximately, 1565-1656 and Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
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