West Afrika - Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, and others.; D. C. Swardt - Guineae Nova Descriptio - 1681-1700

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Guineae Nova Descriptio by D. C. Swardt, West Africa, showing Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and surrounding areas; uncoloured copper engraving in excellent condition, sheet 18.5 × 25 cm.

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Map of the southern coast of West Africa: Senegal to Cape Lopez (Gabon), including Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria.
Title in a cartouche with braiding at bottom center, next to it the name of the engraver: 'Direk Cornelissen Swardt fecit', bottom left an inset map by I. S. Thomae (now: 'Sao Tomé en Principe'), bottom right milestones in a cartouche.
The cartographer was Dirc Cornelisz. Swardt.
Originally published in 1636 in J. Cloppenburg ,'Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricate figure', J. Van Waesberge, Amsterdam, 1673. Here possibly from: Gregorio Leti, 'Teatro Belgico', Amsterdam, 1690: right vertical in overprint '294 Teatro Belgico'.
Excellent condition, full page 21.2x27.4 cm, with full margins, uncoloured, unfolded, Italian text on the reverse.

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Map of the southern coast of West Africa: Senegal to Cape Lopez (Gabon), including Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria.
Title in a cartouche with braiding at bottom center, next to it the name of the engraver: 'Direk Cornelissen Swardt fecit', bottom left an inset map by I. S. Thomae (now: 'Sao Tomé en Principe'), bottom right milestones in a cartouche.
The cartographer was Dirc Cornelisz. Swardt.
Originally published in 1636 in J. Cloppenburg ,'Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricate figure', J. Van Waesberge, Amsterdam, 1673. Here possibly from: Gregorio Leti, 'Teatro Belgico', Amsterdam, 1690: right vertical in overprint '294 Teatro Belgico'.
Excellent condition, full page 21.2x27.4 cm, with full margins, uncoloured, unfolded, Italian text on the reverse.

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Details

Era
1400-1900
Country
West Afrika
Geographical specification
Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, and others.
Map maker/ publisher
D. C. Swardt
Map/ Book title
Guineae Nova Descriptio
Period
1681-1700
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Beautiful card
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
18.5 cm
Width
25 cm
BelgiumVerified
387
Objects sold
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