Carte nouvelle des royaumes de Tunis et d'Alger / fait sur les lieux par le Sr. de Peyssonnel, docteur en medicine, correspondant de Lacd. des Sciences. [ca. 1726]

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Carte nouvelle des royaumes de Tunis et d'Alger / fait sur les lieux par le Sr. de Peyssonnel, docteur en medicine, correspondant de Lacd. des Sciences. [ca. 1726]

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Shows region bounded by the coasts of southwestern Spain, Sardinia, western Italy, western Sicily and northern Africa, but most detailed along the coast and interior of Algeria and Tunisia south to the Atlas Mountains. Outlines Peyssonnel's 1724-1725 travel route, and includes list of 70 Arab ethnic groups. Margins contain 10 views of Roman ruins.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 320 x 880 mm., folded to 561 x 378 mm.

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