1597 Heinrich Bunting Rare Antique Map of The whole Continent of Africa Holland This original hand coloured copper-plate

This original hand coloured copper-plate engraved antique map of North America was engraved in 1687 by Giorgio Widman and was published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi in the 1688 edition of Atlas Mercurio Geografico

The crew remained in Tahiti for about five months

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1597 Heinrich Bunting Rare Antique Map of The whole Continent of Africa Holland This original hand coloured copper-plateTitle : Africa Tertia Pars Terrae Ref #: 61200 Size: 13 3 4in x 11 3 4in (350mm x 300mm) Date : 1597 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This scarce striking original antique woodcut map of Africa was published in the 1597 edition of the German theologian Heinrich Buntings Itinerarium Sacrae. The pattern of rivers and major place names are modeled on those on the 1540 Africa map of Sebastian Mnster, but these were necessarily distorted to