Bel exemplaire de la carte d'Afrique de Le Rouge.Elle s'�tend de l'Inde � L'Est aux Iles du Cap Verd � l'Ouest. L'auteur repr�sent� le Br�sil, anormalement proche de l'Afrique, que l'on aper�oit � l'extr�mit� ouest de la carte.Selon une note grav�e au dessus du titre, la carte tire ses informations de diff�rentes sources: J�suites, Hollandais, Espagnols et Portugais. Les c�tes de la carte ont �t� grav�e d'apr�s les cartes Marines du comte de Maurepas, secr�taire d'�tat � la Marine de Louis XV de 1723 � 1749.La carte est �l�gamment d�cor�e d'un cartouche de titre all�gorique repr�sentant des europ�ens et des africains conversants. // ENGLISH // Fine copy of Le Rouge's map of Africa.It extends from India in the East to the Cape Verde Islands in the West. The author depicts Brazil, unusually close to Africa, which can be seen at the western end of the map.According to a note engraved above the title, the map draws its information from different sources: Jesuits, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. The coasts of the map were engraved after the marine charts of the Count of Maurepas, Secretary of State for the Navy of Louis XV from 1723 to 1749.The map is elegantly decorated with an allegorical title cartouche depicting Europeans and Africans conversing. Seller Inventory # 339-36

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Title: L'Afrique suivant les dern.res observations ...

Publisher: Paris

Condition: A+

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Created in 1981, the Bookshop Pingel Rare Books is specialized in board books, Atlas and Geographical Maps. You will find books from all periods, from the 16th to the 20th century.

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