"Parte della Costa Orientale dell' Africa con l'Isola di Madagascar e le Carte Particolari dell' Isole di Francia e di Borbon", Zatta, Antonio
Subject: Eastern Africa & Madagascar
Period: 1784 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15.9 x 12.2 inches
40.4 x 31 cm
This map follows the coast of Mozambique from the Tropic of Capricorn to Cape Delgado, extending to include Madagascar. Two large insets depict the islands of Reunion and Mauritius. Adorned with a cartouche on a piece of parchment.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol. 4 #24.
Condition: A
Contemporary color on a bright sheet with "GBG" watermark and a hint of soiling.