Fascinating map of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula based on Ortelius and engraved by Girolamo Porro for “Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo” by Giovanni Antonio Magini published in Padua, 1621. The rivers of central and north Africa feature prominently including the Ptolemaic concept of the origin of the Nile in two lakes south of the Equator. The largest of these lakes also has a river flowing southeast.
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Carta economica della Tripolitania e Cirenaica dedicata a S.A.R. il Duca di Genova. Pubblicata dalla Società di esplorazione commerciale in Africa sotto la direzione del Capitano M. Camperio …
More Info € 200,00Dettagliata carta geografica della Tripolitania e Cirenaica edita dalla Società di esplorazione commerciale in Africa e compilata dal geografo ed esploratore Manfredo Camperio. L’attività del Camperio in Africa fu di grande intensità tanto che l’esploratore fu tra i primi a portare l’attenzione dell’Italia sulle coste libiche organizzando missioni di studio, alle quali partecipò personalmente. In particolare, il Camperio fu incaricato il 7 febbraio 1881, dal Comitato della Società d’Esplorazione Commerciale in Africa, di partire per…
- Dimension: 47 x 64 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1883
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Out of stockInteresting map of Morocco showing metal mines from prehistoric times to the 19th century.
- Dimension: 52 x 72 cm
- Place of publication: Rabat
- Year: 1975
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Out of stockA large pictorial map by J. Choain Audiberti of French Equatorial Africa showing several African countries including Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic and the Belgian Congo. The map is illustrated with lovely vignettes of people, farming, trees, mountains and animals like tigers, camels, horses, antelopes, ostriches, giraffes, elephants. It is completed by ships at sea, cars driving through the desert, planes flying over the map; at bottom a fine cartouche with a traditional African village scene surrounding the larger map of Africa. Published in Paris, 1950
- Dimension: 120 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockBeautiful map of East Africa showing Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar designed by Hameed Moghul for East African Wildlife Society. The map is richly embellished by lovely vignettes of people, birds and safari animals including a giraffe, zebra, elephants and a crocodile.
- Dimension: 48 x 67 cm
- Place of publication: Nairobi
- Year: 1973
