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Producer
John Speed
Legend
This “carte à figures” by John Speed is the first English map of the African continent. It was initially published in 1627 in his atlas ‘A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World’. Our map is the third state, of 1676. Willem Janzs. Blaeu’s map of 1617 served as a model. The verso text of the map can be seen in the following image.
Place of production
United Kingdom > London
Dimensions
Map size: 39,4 cm x 51,3 cm / Paper size: 41,6 cm x 53, 2 cm
Inventory number
HO.1973.1.22
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