Carte de l'ile de Madagascar contenant sa description & diverses particularitez curieuses de ses habitans tant blancs que negres

Description:

The map, showing Madagascar oriented with north to the right, is featured at the top of the page. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 2 bar scales on map, given in "Lieuës de France" and "Lieuës d'Allemagne." Below the map is text (in French) describing the island of Madagascar and its people. Bordering the page are illustrations depicting life and customs in Madagascar including circumcision, funerals and executions as well as illustrating various modes of attire. Atlas historique, ou, Nouvelle introduction à l'histoire ... Amsterdam, 1705-1720. Tome VI, no. 34, p. 142.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/gh864bj9393

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/gh864bj9393

Language:

fre

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Social life and customs

Date Issued:

1719

Spatial Coverage:

Africa and Madagascar

Rights:

Image courtesy University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections: Maps scanned under the William and Yvonne Jacobson Digital Africana Program at UCT. If you have questions, please contact David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

Property rights reside with the repository. Copyright (c) Stanford University. All Rights Reserved.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false