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Hand-colored map of Congo and Angola in southwestern Africa published by Jan Jansson. The map is oriented with East at the top. The cartouche at the bottom of the map is inscribed with the title and is surrounded by variously aged and gendered sea nymphs. Waterways, forests, mountain ranges, ports and interior towns are identified pictorially.


cartography
1666-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Janssonii, Joannis
ink; paper; pigment
20 in x 24 1/2 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam