Africa - Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, Cabo Verde, Portugal; Johannes Janssonius - Pascaart … tusschen C. S. Vincent en C. Verde / Tabula Hydrographica - 1651-1660

Original Dutch nautical chart by Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, c. 1650-1660.
Covers from Cape St. Vincent and Lisbon to Cape Verde, with the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, and the coast of Africa (Barbaria, Arguin, Gambia).
Copper engraving with hand coloring. Large decorative cartouche with a lion and leopard; title in Dutch and Latin: “Pascaart… Tabula Hydrographica”. Printer’s imprint: “t’Amstelredam by Ian Janssen”.
Blank reverse, as is usual on these nautical charts.
Approx. dimensions: 65 × 53 cm (size visible inside the frame). Weight with frame: 4 kg.
Condition: Good. Patina of age and some oxidation stains on the paper; small red mark in the lion’s mane. Drawing complete and perfectly legible.
Framed in an antique gilded wooden frame, between two panes of glass, so that the reverse is also visible. The frame shows wear to the gilding.
Reverse with printed Dutch text: ‘Beschryvinge des Maris Atlantici… Der Zee-Custen tusschen de Caep S. Vincent in Spangien, en Cabo Verde in Africa’, pages 157-158. Full margins visible (see photos without frame)
Shipping: well packed, with cardboard protection and bubble-wrap plastic, insured registered shipping.