Saint Helena - Atlantic Ocean; Olfert Dapper - St. Helena - 1681-1700
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St. Helena, a large copper engraved map by Olfert Dapper, published for Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, dating to 1681–1700, with later hand colouring, measuring 35 by 41 cm, in excellent condition, showing the island with eight numbered locations and Dutch and French indexes.
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St. Helena (1686)
Large copper engraved view of the island of Saint Helena in the Southern Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South America.
It shows the entirety of the island, illustrating it´s topography and rivers. Eight locations are numerically identified, with an index in Dutch in the lower left corner and a French index in the upper right. Six of the eight identified locations correspond to valleys most likely associated with the rivers.
Published in the 1686 French edition of Olfert Dapper´s "Naukeurige Beschrijvingen der Afrikaensche gewesten en Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden", popularly known as ´Description of Africa´.
Olfert Dapper’s ‘Description of Africa’ was an ethnographic book which offered a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-seventeenth century. Despite the work being regarded as one of the most important and detailed seventeenth-century publications on Africa, Dapper himself never actually visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. The ‘Description of Africa’ was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam
Excellent condition. Very nice hand coloring. Index in Dutch (lower right corner) and French (upper right corner)
Image 24x31cm, page 35x41cm
St. Helena (1686)
Large copper engraved view of the island of Saint Helena in the Southern Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South America.
It shows the entirety of the island, illustrating it´s topography and rivers. Eight locations are numerically identified, with an index in Dutch in the lower left corner and a French index in the upper right. Six of the eight identified locations correspond to valleys most likely associated with the rivers.
Published in the 1686 French edition of Olfert Dapper´s "Naukeurige Beschrijvingen der Afrikaensche gewesten en Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden", popularly known as ´Description of Africa´.
Olfert Dapper’s ‘Description of Africa’ was an ethnographic book which offered a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-seventeenth century. Despite the work being regarded as one of the most important and detailed seventeenth-century publications on Africa, Dapper himself never actually visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. The ‘Description of Africa’ was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam
Excellent condition. Very nice hand coloring. Index in Dutch (lower right corner) and French (upper right corner)
Image 24x31cm, page 35x41cm
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of items
1
Country
Saint Helena
Geographical specification
Atlantic Ocean
Map maker/ publisher
Olfert Dapper
Map/ Book title
St. Helena
Period
1681-1700
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Very beautiful 17th century map of Saint Helena with index in Dutch and French
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
35 cm
Width
41 cm
