Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732

Africa · 18th century

Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732

€ 570

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1732
Sheet size: 32.4 × 43.8 cm (12.8 × 17.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-61923

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Given age. A few minor spots. Some minor crinkles and creases. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'The New Correct Mapp of Calbar River vulgarly call'd Calabar (..)'.

An interesting map of the coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River stated on the map to be "drawn very exactly on the Spot in the Year 1699 by several Pilots Jointly." Filled with soundings, showing the locations of shoals and oriented by a compass rose and rhumb lines. This map originates from volume 5 of 'A Description of the Coasts of North and South Guinea and of Ethiopic Inferior' by John Barbot.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Kip' after 'John Churchill'.