Beautiful Antique Map of Madagascar, The Comoros Islands & Reunion Island, 1667

Africa · 17th century

Beautiful Antique Map of Madagascar, The Comoros Islands & Reunion Island, 1667

€ 910

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

Date: 1667
Sheet size: 57.5 × 45.7 cm (22.6 × 18.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-07143

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

General age-related toning. Some tears and tape on verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Isle d'Auphine, communement Nommée par les Europeens Madagascar, et St. Laurens, et par les Habitans du pays Madecase'.

Beautiful map of Madagascar, perhaps the finest and most up to date of its time, utilized by contemporary explorers. This map also depicts the Comoros Islands in the North West and the Reunion Island in the South East. With decorative title cartouche representing some natives, a compass rose and a vessel in the Indian Ocean.

Artists and engravers: Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716) was a French print dealer and Publisher. Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703) was a French cartographer and geographer at the court of the king of France, son of Nicolas Sanson.