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Aethiopia svperior vel interior, vulgo Abissinorvm sive Presbiteri Ioannis imperivm

Alternative Title:

Aethiopia superior vel interior, vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis imperium and Royaume des Abissins

Description:

Relief shown pictorially.

Historical map of Northeastern and Central Africa depicting the Christian kingdom of Prester John.

Title in decorative cartouche with two standing adult figures and three children. Two of the children are sitting and holding umbrellas to shade the sun.

Includes scale bar with a child holding measuring calipers "Milliaria Germanica communia".

Includes illustration of animals, elephants, monkey, and ostriches are shown throughout map.

Text in French on verso.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nj297bg7247

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nj297bg7247

Language:

lat

Creator:

Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673

Publisher:

[Joan Blaeu],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

History

Date Issued:

[ca. 1690?]

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Africa, Northeast, Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern, and Africa, Central

Rights:

Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@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