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Auction 175, Lot 611

"IV Haupt Karte Africa", Desing, P. Anselm

Subject: Africa

Period: 1733 (circa)

Publication: Neuer Atlas von XXIX Hauptkarten

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.3 x 4.4 inches
13.5 x 11.2 cm
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This uncommon little map is from a history and geography book for Catholic students. The map identifies major regions, rivers and a few cities. The source of the Nile River is depicted as two twin lakes south of the Equator There is a vignette of mummies outside a cave and a banner explaining that Abyssinians are Coptic Christians and subjugate to the Pope. Desing was an eighteenth century Benedictine monk of Ensdorf who devoted his life to scientific studies and was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

References: King (2nd ed.), p. 168; 210.

Condition: A

Clean and bright, issued folding on watermarked paper.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/13/2019

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