ALGERII Saracenorum Urbis Fortissimae in Numidea Africa Provincia. . .

A striking, old colored town plan of Algiers showing the formidably fortified town in a low bird's-eye view, with a figure bottom left dressed in a turban and kaftan, the coloring of which matches that of the surrounding countryside.
The fortress-like layout of the town conveniently located on a harbour features a well-laid out Old Town with five mosques, including, in the foreground, the Great Mosque from the 11th century. While Algiers belonged to the Kingdom of Aragon after the Reconquista in 1492, in the early 16th century many Moors, Moriscos and Corsairs made Algiers and Tunis their base.
Among others Ferdinand, the Catholic, campaigned against their piracy; on the other side the Turks helped the North Africans and, with the exception of Morocco, the land became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1518-1519.
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