Africa.- Merian the Elder (Matthaeus) Nova descriptio Africae, decorative map of the African continent based on the cartography of Blaeu, embellished with numerous ships, sea monsters, a compass rose and exotic animals, engraving, a good clean impression on laid paper with watermark of a Bishop's Crosier within crowned shield, platemark 270 x 360 mm. (10 5/ 8 x 14 1/4 in), sheet 310 x 327 mm. (12 1/4 x 12 7/8 in), central vertical fold, with discrete well-executed repairs to minor splitting, unframed, [1637]. Literature: Norwich 33
Africa.- Merian the Elder (Matthaeus) Nova descriptio Africae, decorative map of the African continent based on the cartography of Blaeu, embellished with numerous ships, sea monsters, a compass rose and exotic animals, engraving, a good clean impression on laid paper with watermark of a Bishop's Crosier within crowned shield, platemark 270 x 360 mm. (10 5/ 8 x 14 1/4 in), sheet 310 x 327 mm. (12 1/4 x 12 7/8 in), central vertical fold, with discrete well-executed repairs to minor splitting, unframed, [1637]. Literature: Norwich 33
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