Africæ nova tabula - UC Berkeley GeoData
- Description:
-
Colored Latin text on verso. Re-issue of Jodocus Hondius' map (see NOR 0029), without the
borders. Ships, flying fish, sea monsters and a mermaid riding the waves decorate the seas.
"The very full geographical description of Africa is typical of the seventeenth century, and
is similar to that of Speed and Bleau." Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
- Creator:
- Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
- Provider:
- Stanford
- Resource Class:
- Maps
- Date Issued:
- 1641
- Spatial Coverage:
- Africa--Maps
- Rights:
- Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 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.
- Rights Holder:
- 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.
- License:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Access Rights:
- Public
- Format:
- JPEG2000
- Georeferenced:
- false
- More details at:
- https://purl.stanford.edu/tz901nw8339