Heinrich Bunting: Africa Tertia Pars Teerae
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Cartographer:
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Heinrich Bunting
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Title:
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Africa Tertia Pars Teerae
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Date:
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c. 1600
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Published:
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Magdeburg
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Width:
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13 inches / 34 cm
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Height:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Map ref:
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AFR3368
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Description:
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A late woodcut map of Africa with a unique depiction of the continent's shape. Distinguished by Betz as Variant 3, due to the placement of Alcayr (Cairo) on the west side of the Nile.
[Betz (R.L.): The Mapping of Africa 24.3] [AFR3368] |