Africa
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The popularity of our other Blaeu reproductions led us to provide his equally impressive, rare map of Africa, first engraved in 1618. The continent is presented in lively color, with place names that recall the Arab invasion in the seventh century and the settlements of the Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danes, and French that began in the fifteenth century. The border panels at the top portray major cities, with famous personages right and left.
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| Size: 12¾” x 18¾” - Color, Text Weight Paper: $10.00 |
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Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C., this ancient Egyptian port and center of learning was planned by the Greek architect Dino-crates.
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| Size: 14¼" x 19" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $25.00 |
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Cairo, then the largest city in Africa, is pictured in all its rich detail. To one side appear the ancient pyramids of the Pharaohs separated from the city by the Nile.
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| Size: 13” x 19” - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $25.00 |
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The oldest colonial settlement by Europeans in southern Africa was founded by the Dutch East India Company. This engraving from Bellin's Petit Atlas Maritime shows its tidy rectangular street system.
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| Size: 8½" x 6¾" - Black & White, Cover-stock Paper: $22.50 |
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