Old Map of Africa by Johannes Blaeu, 1635 - Rare Atlas Colonial Continent Map Finish:Map Knaresborough

Knaresborough

Because of the huge amount of detail on this map

You actually get two maps for the price of one: the top half of the map shows the full extent of the Roman Empire - up to Hadrian's Wall in the north

it's all rather nice

The map itself is cartographically quite accurate in places - but in some

Old Map of Africa by Johannes Blaeu, 1635 - Rare Atlas Colonial Continent Map Finish:Map KnaresboroughThis is an exceedingly rare full colour map of Africa in 1635, created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus. This is the best and most iconic map of the African continent from the 17th century. A must have addition to any collector of world maps. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91.