Africa - -; Schneider & Weigel - Africa - 1781-1800

Rare and very detailed copperplate map of Africa, dated 1794. It is based on the geographical data and reports of Robert de Vaugondy, Renell, Sotzmann, Robert Sayer, Lemprier, Spartmann, Burce, Niebuhr, Robert and Dapres, published by Schneider & Weigel, Nuremberg. Title cartouche in the bottom left-hand corner. Also shows the colonial possessions of the English, French, Danes, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. sheet size 57,5 x 75 cm Condition some staining, water staining in the margins, with 2 small holes (in the white area, with no loss of image), a repaired tear in the centre fold at the bottom (approx. 3 cm), otherwise in good conditio

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