Map of Gold Coast in Africa. From ""Suite de L'Histoire Generale Des Voyages."", executed by mapmaker Jacques Bellin. Please see scan for condition. Folded as made for insertion in the book. Thin spot ca 1cm visible when held to light, does not affect image. Clean, heavy, hand-laid paper, blank verso. Mounted to a temporary mat. Will be removed and rolled for shipping. Measurements are of the plate mark; page size is larger. A beautiful, absolutely guaranteed original, copperplate antique map ca 250 years old.

Decorative map of the northern coast of Africa including parts of Sardinia an dthe Greek peninsula; by Gerard Mercator, from his rendition of Ptolemy's Geography. Attractive details with sea-monster battle upper left corner, lions in the center, and an ornate cartouche. Originally published in 1578, this is is a later (ca 1695) edition from Francois Halma of Utrecht. In good condition. With a centerfold, as made for inclusion in the atlas folio. Some marginal staining and corner folding mostly away from image. Will matt beautifully. Hand-laid paper with chain lines; blank verso. Measurements are of the image; page size is much larger. Please see scan for exact condition of this fine copperplate engraving. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map over 300 years old.

Decorative map of north Africa, specifically Libya and part Ethiopia but also including a mapping of the Nile in Egypt and the Carary Islands; by Gerard Mercator, from his rendition of Ptolemy's Geography. There is an interesting plate crack at lower left. Nice decorative cartouche. Originally published in 1578, this is is a later (ca 1695) edition from Francois Halma of Utrecht. In good condition. With a centerfold, as made for inclusion in the atlas folio. Some minor marginal folding/wrinkling, mostly in the margins. Will matt beautifully. Hand-laid paper with chain lines; blank verso. Measurements are of the image; page size is much larger. Please see scan for exact condition of this fine copperplate engraving. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map over 300 years old.

Map of coast of Sierra Leone in Africa. From German-language edition of ""Suite de L'Histoire Generale Des Voyages."", executed by mapmaker Jacques Bellin ca 1752. Please see scan for condition. Clean, heavy, hand-laid paper, blank verso. Mounted to a temporary mat. Will be removed and rolled for shipping. Measurements are of the plate mark; page size is larger. A beautiful, absolutely guaranteed original, copperplate antique map ca 250 years old.

Afrique ou Libie Ulterieure ou font le Saara ou Desert. Le Pays de negres La Guinee, etc.; by Nicolas Sanson Sr ca 1652, as published in the Mercator Atlas Minor 1734 edition. Map of North and West Africa. Lightly colored in a fine hand, strong impression, and very good condition save some slight marginal tanning and soiling. Image slightly smudged here and there. Measures ca34x24cm including large margins for matting. Mounted lightly with mounting tape upper two margin corners on a temporary mat. Blank verso with chain-line watermarks. Absolutely guaranteed an original antique map. Reference Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici, indexed under Me 207.