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Samuel Purchas / Jodocus Hondius: Guinea
Title: Guinea Map Maker: Samuel Purchas / Jodocus Hondius
Description: Detailed map of a portion of West Africa, extending from Genehoa and the mouth of the Niger River to Benin, P. del Rey, R. Carmo and the Island of St. Thomas. Includes a large inset of St. Thomas.. Shows the course of the Niger, Sierra Leon, Mandinga, Bagana, Ludayas, Zegzeg, Melli and many other early place names, lakes, rivers, mountains, etc. D ecorative cartouche and sea monster. Includes English text on frontice and verso. From the 1625-26 edition of Purchas His Pilgrims, one of the seminal early 17th Century English Language travel works. On a 13 x 9 inch sheet with English text, front and back.
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