Hydrophylacium Africæ precipuum, in Montibus Lunæ situm, lacus et flumina præcipua fundens. ubi et nova inventio originis nili deſcribitur

Alternative Title:: Map of southern Africa showing sources of the Nile in a cavern beneath the Mountains of the Moon
Description:: Colored

Illustrates Kircher's view on the source of the Nile. Oval-shaped cartouche is
surrounded by cherubs and angels. Upper right: Tomus 1.72.

Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
Resource Link:: https://purl.stanford.edu/gp556zg8199
Identifier:: https://purl.stanford.edu/gp556zg8199
Creator:: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Provider:: Stanford
Resource Class:: Maps
Resource Type:: Digital maps
Date Issued:: 1665
Spatial Coverage:: Africa, Maps, and Africa, Southern
Rights:: Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
Rights Holder:: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
License:: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Access Rights:: Public
Format:: JPEG2000
Georeferenced:: false

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