Africa.- Morocco.- Ortelius (Abraham) Fessae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberr describebat, c. 1595.
Africa.- Morocco.- Ortelius (Abraham) Fessae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberr describebat, inset map of West-Africa based on Pigafetta's map of the Congo, large decorated strapwork cartouche in the lower right corner, with sailing ships and sea monster, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct armorial watermark, sheet 397 x 515 mm (15 1/2 x 20 1/4 in), English text verso, central vertical fold with repairs to splitting at head and foot, some parallel creases, other handling creases, nicks and loss to edges, particularly to lower right corner just affecting the border, unframed, circa 1595 [or slightly later].
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Africa.- Morocco.- Ortelius (Abraham) Fessae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberr describebat, inset map of West-Africa based on Pigafetta's map of the Congo, large decorated strapwork cartouche in the lower right corner, with sailing ships and sea monster, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct armorial watermark, sheet 397 x 515 mm (15 1/2 x 20 1/4 in), English text verso, central vertical fold with repairs to splitting at head and foot, some parallel creases, other handling creases, nicks and loss to edges, particularly to lower right corner just affecting the border, unframed, circa 1595 [or slightly later].
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VdB 177