Carte des costes d'Afrique. [ca. 1640]

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Carte des costes d'Afrique. [ca. 1640]

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Nautical chart detailing the eastern African and Middle Eastern coastlines between the Cape of Good Hope and southern Iran, including the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Madagascar, and various Indian Ocean islands. Tentatively dated ca. 1640 because most place names are in Portuguese, and there is no indication of the French occupation of Madagascar.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 496 x 934 mm., folded to 562 x 354 mm.

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