Current Auction
"De Kusten van Guinea, door een Brandenburgs Edelman, met twee Vorstelyke Fregatten Besogt, in't Iaar 1682", Aa, Pieter van der
Subject: Western Africa
Period: 1706 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.3 x 6.1 inches
23.6 x 15.5 cm
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A fine map of western Africa based upon the explorations of Prussian Otto Friedrich von der Groeben in 1682. The map covers the Sahara Desert, Niger River, coast of Guinea, Congo and Angola with good detail of the coastlines, mountains, forests, and rivers. The large pictorial cartouche shows a rescue and shipwreck off the coast of Guinea.
References:
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a sheet with light overall dampstaining and minor foxing.
Estimate: $160 - $190
Current High Bid:
$0
Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $80
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