Lot #: 30738
Africae Tabula Nova. |
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Description
Dated 1570. Ortelius' depiction of Africa is based on Gastaldi's rare wall map of 1564, though with modifications such as the more pointed southern tip of the continent. The Ptolemaic notion of two lakes in central Africa as the source of the Nile is maintained.
Reference: Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas maps.
Reference: Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas maps.