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"Empire du Monomotapa et Etats Voisins Tire de M Delisle et Autres Auteurs", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Southeastern Africa
Period: 1757 (circa)
Publication: Histoire Generale des Voyages
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.4 x 7.9 inches
26.4 x 20.1 cm
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This map features the Kingdom of Monomotapa roughly in today's Mozambique. Based on Delisle, it includes the Zambeze River and is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn. It is filled with notations on gold mines and the supposed sources of rivers.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with faint dampstaining along the centerfold and a few light spots. There is light foxing and toning along the edges of the sheet.
Estimate: $100 - $130
Price: $75
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