John Ogilby (1600-1676), The March of ye Caravan out of Cairo to...

John Ogilby (1600-1676), The March of ye Caravan out of Cairo to Mecha,

double-page engraving, 1670,

from Ogilby's 'Africa: being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia, and the Abyssines, with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto. With the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages. Their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure; with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their vvonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents. Collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq; Master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland,' published in London in 1670, possibly later reprint

engraving 34.5 x 27cm visible, 70 x 75.5 cm framed.