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Description
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Highly decorative rare old map of Morocco published in Amsterdam in 1606 and covers North African coast of Morocco, extending south to Cape Bojador, Canary Islands and Madeira, north to the Spanish Coast with beautiful original coloring. This map in the upper left corner shows Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. The map was published in the so called "Mercator-Hondius Atlas" by Jodocus Hondius and based upon a map by Gerhard Mercator. The engraver Pieter van der Keere was a Dutch engraver, publisher and globe maker. Hondius republished in the "Mercator-Hondius Atlas", that is now known as one of the most famous atlases from the early 17th century. The Mercator's maps were re-engraved by van der Keere in his distinguished style., Copper engraving., Relief shown pictorially., Title, inset and scale bars in decorative cartouches.Title cartouche has a lion head at top. Embellished with two sailing ships and a sea monster., Inset at top left: Penōn de Velez, high angle pictorial view showing the rock fortress and sailing vessels., Includes two scale bars which read, "Hispanicarum leucarum" and "Milliaria Germanica communia.", Main Heritage Compact General, HC.MAP.00239, Print Map, Item-ID: i11400535, BIB-ID: 1843966, Map title and placenames in Latin. Text on verso in French. |
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Coverage
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Scale approximately 1:3,700,000 ;, (W 20°45ʹ--E 1°50ʹ/N 37°10ʹ--N 25°50ʹ), Africa, North, Morocco, Fès (Morocco), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spain), Canary Islands, Madeira Islands |
