Original Antique Map of Northern Africa by Van Dùren (1749)

€ 350

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1749
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 21 × 65 cm (8.3 × 25.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-06655-22

Condition

Original folding lines. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

This is a German antique map titled 'Neue Geographische Vorstellung der Mitternaechtlichen Küste von Africa'. Original antique engraving of Northern Africa extending from the Strait of Gibraltar to Libya, and including the southern tip of Spain and Sicily. This map originates from 'Neue Sammlung der merkwürdigsten Reisegeschichten, insonderheit der bewährtesten Nachrichten von den Ländern und Völkern des ganzen Erdkreises' published by Van Dùren, 1749.