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Africae, described, the manners of their Habits, and buildinge

Description:

Colored

The borders show natives in traditional dress and views of towns.The seas contain flying
fish and spouting whales. Elephants, lions, camels, monkeys and ostriches are shown on the
mainland. The interior contains rivers, mountains, and lakes, many of which are fictitious.
Description of Africa on verso.

Dr. Oscar I. Norwich

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xz210js1274

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xz210js1274

Creator:

Speed, John, 1552?-1629

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1626

Spatial Coverage:

Africa--Maps

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