Original antique copper-plate engraved 1732 map of part of Africa's northern coast, along with Malta, southern Sicily, and smaller islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

• The map was compiled by Christoph Cellarius and is titled "Africa Propria."



• The decorative title cartouche depicts two Roman figures — a soldier with shield and spear and a statesman with his hand on the head of a kneeling supplicant.



• In the cartouche's left background flames leap from the burning ruins of Carthage, following the Roman destruction of the city in the Third Punic War.



• Topography is drawn in relief, and there is excellent detail of features on the land, in present-day Tunisia and Libya, with place names from classical antiquity, including Syrtis Maior (Gulf of Sidra).



• Named islands in the Mediterranean include Lotophagites Insula (island of the lotus eaters), which is present-day Djerba or Jerba, believed to be the island Homer referred to in the Odyssey.



• Condition:  The map is in very good condition, with a narrow margin at the top and no marks, rips, or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side, and the faint, overall toning gives it a handsome antique patina. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• This is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine. It is from Cellarius' Notitia Orbis Antiqui, Sive Geographia Plenior, published in Leipzig, 1732 by Johann Frederick Gleditsch.



• The image area measures 20.8 x 30.6 cm [8¼" x 12"].



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