Lot: 226
(German, 1488-1552), (Dutch, 1563-1611),
Affricae Tabula Nova, 1570, John Wolfe / Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Rare English Edition Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo Angolae ultra Promentorium Bonae spei susq . . . / The description of the Coast of Guinea, Manicongo, and Angola, and so proceeding forwards beyond Cape de Bona Spreanza, with all the Havens, Ilands, Cliffes, Drougthes, and Shallows with ye whole bredth of the Ethiopian Ocean Seas which reacheth from East to west to Pernambuco, and Cape S. Augustine, lying South of Brasilia, circa 1598. Jan Huygen Van Linschotens Deliniantur in hac tabula, Orae maritimae Abexiae, freti Mecani: al. Maris Rubri: Arabiae Freti Mecani: al Maris Rubri: Arabiae, Ormi, Persiae, Supra Sindam usque . . . 1596, and Jan Huygen Van Linschoten Delineatio Orarum Maritimarum, Terrae vulgo Indigetatae Terra do Natal, item Sofalae, Mozambicae, Melindae . . . 1596,
four vintage copper engraved maps with hand-coloring, possibly later prints,
images (each): 15.5 x 21, 15.25 x 19.5, 15.5 x 21, 15.25 x 22.5. Framed (each): 21 x 28, 21 x 26.5, 21 x 25, 21 x 27.
Condition: overall good. Fold marks and handling creases. Ask the Fine Art Department for more information.
Artist: Linschoten, Sebastian Munster And Jan Huygen Van
Auction Date: June 18, 2022