Old Map of Africa by Johannes Blaeu, 1635 - Rare Atlas Colonial Continent Map Finish:Map - East and Southeast London

- East and Southeast London

What we have here is the second ever printed world map

Most of the rest of the world is fairly accurate

The map itself is cartographically quite accurate in places - but in some

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Old Map of Africa by Johannes Blaeu, 1635 - Rare Atlas Colonial Continent Map Finish:Map - East and Southeast LondonThis is an exceedingly rare full colour map of Africa in 1635, created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus. This is the best and most iconic map of the African continent from the 17th century. A must have addition to any collector of world maps. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91.