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Auction 143, Lot 768
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"Keyserlyk Gezandschap, door de Eerw, Vader A. Fernandez en Tecur Egzy...", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Eastern Africa

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication: Naauwkeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en landreysen…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.3 x 6.1 inches
23.6 x 15.5 cm
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This map of eastern Africa depicts the travels of Antonio Fernandes, a Portuguese Jesuit missionary, from Ombrama to Chicoua in the early seventeenth century. The twin lakes of Zaflan and Zaire are shown as the origins of the Nile. A pictorial title cartouche shows a king receiving visitors. Published in van der Aa's compilation of early voyages of exploration.

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Condition: B+

Attractive color on watermarked paper with a faint damp stain primarily confined to wide, blank margins. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/13/2013

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