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Map depicts the southwest coast of Africa, in particular the region of Zanguebar (the island of Zanzibar). Note the island of Madagascar shown in the bottom of the map.
From the German Du Val edition printed in 1681 by Hoffman. Adapted from earlier work done by Pierre Du Val.
Pierre Duval (1618-1683) was a French geographer, cartographer, and publisher who worked in Abbeville and Paris during the seventeenth century. He was born in the former city, in northeast France, before moving to Paris. Duval was the nephew of the famous cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom he learned the mapmaker's art and skills. Both men worked at the royal court, having followed the royal request for artists to relocate to Paris. In addition to numerous maps and atlases, Du Val's opus also includes geography texts. He held the title of geographe ordinaire du roi from 1650 and died in 1683, when his wife and daughters took over his business.
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