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Aethiopia Superior vel Interior vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis Imperium

An attractive map of Eastern Africa and the fictitious kingdom of Prester John.

Price: $ 675.00

(Lake Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi) Lake Nyassa, the River Shire &c. from the M.S. Map by Dr. Kirk

Lake Nyassa, the River Shire &c. from the M.S. Map by Dr. Kirk, published by J. Murray for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1865, offers an illuminating view into the geography and topography of South Eastern Africa. Engraved by Edward Weller, the map underscores the interconnected water systems of Lake Nyassa, now known as Lake Malawi, and the River Shire, with additional intricate details like the section in the line of the Murchison Rapids.

Price: $ 495.00

Abissinia sive Aethiopia

Scarce miniature map of "Abyssinia or Ethiopia", from the exceedingly rare Nurmberg edition of DuVal's La Geographie Universelle, first published in Paris in 1660.

Price: $ 125.00

Карта Восточной Части Африки [Map of the Eastern Part of Africa]

Detailed and very rare Russian-language map of Egypt and Sudan, published in Saint Petersburg in 1836.

Price: $ 275.00

IX. b [East Africa]

This 1702 map by Johann Ulrich Muller shows a portion of East Africa, focusing on the region known as Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia). The map provides information on various kingdoms within the region, their main cities, and geographical features. The text on the map can be translated as follows:

Price: $ 175.00

Nubia

This map blends accurate geographical knowledge with some misunderstandings or errors, which were not uncommon for European maps of Africa from the 17th century, coming at a time when maps of partially known regions combined firsthand accounts from travelers with speculative or secondhand information, leading to a patchwork understanding of the continent's geography.

Price: $ 145.00