Africa Southern - Jansson 1635
- Old Africa Map - Southern Africa - Jansson 1635 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas.
Print Size: 23.00 x 29.68 inches
The following towns are featured: attractive map of Southern Africa, shortly before the first Dutch settlement in the region. The area shown is from the Congo River baisn around the Cape of Good Hope and up the east coast as far as northern present-day Mozambique. Many coastal names are shown, including Mozambique Island which was an important stop over for ships sailing to India and points east. To the north, one of the Ptolemaic lakes thought to be the source of the Nile is shown. Information on the interior is sparse, reflecting the lack of knowledge the Europeans had about the interior of Africa.
This Map is Situated in: Continent of Africa.
SKU: ITAF0013
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