AGSL GeoDiscovery

L'Afrique : Selon les autheurs les plus-modernes = Africa ligt gegen Mittag und ist der Wärmeste Theil der Welt

Alternative Title:

Africa ligt gegen Mittag und ist der Wärmeste Theil der Welt = L'Afrique la partie du monde la plus chaude vers le midi

Description:

E. Bæck d. H. sculps et exc. a. v.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines around margins.

Prime meridian: Island de Fer.

Coordinates are approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Decorative banner and cartouche with indigenous peoples.

Shows topography, drainage, islands surrounding continent, political boundaries.

"28" at top right.

"C.P.P.S.V." at bottom left.

6 coats of arms along left and right margins, as well as 10 coats of arms outlines.

Title translation in German.

Possibly appears in Baeck's Atlas geographicus ... , Ausburg, 1710.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zs978jp7012

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zs978jp7012

Language:

fre

Publisher:

Elias Baeck,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1710

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Sahara, and Ruwenzori Mountains (Congo and Uganda)

Rights:

Image from the Caroline Batchelor Map Collection 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.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false