Africæ nova descriptio

Attribution:

Guiljelmo Blaew

Date:

1665

Description:

This is one of twelve volumes that make up what was the largest and most expensive book published in the seventeenth century. The Bancroft Library has the French edition, but it was also produced with the text in Latin, Dutch, German, and Spanish. This mammoth work includes 594 maps and around 3,000 pages of text. The Library is fortunate to possess a beautifully hand-colored set.

Bib. Reference:

Amsterdam

Bancroft call number:

ff G1012.B62 G7 1663

Digital image courtesy of:

David Rumsey Map Collection