Africae: Described the Manners of Their Habits, and Buildinge Newly Done into English

Item

Title
Africae: Described the Manners of Their Habits, and Buildinge Newly Done into English
Description
Relief represented pictorially., "Abraham Goos sculpsit."
Insets (3 x 6 cm each) at tope: Tanger -- Ceuta -- Alger -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair -- Mozambique -- Canaria.
Ten illustrations of African people at left and right. Also included are illustrations of animals, birds, sea monsters, ships and historical notes.
Letterpress text on verso (p. 5-6) under title: The description of Africa.
Date Published
1676
Contributor
Abraham Goos (engraver)
Thomas Bassett (bookseller)
Richard Chiswell (bookseller)
Joseph J. Williams (former owner)
Publisher
London
Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell
Subject
17th century
Africa
Early works to 1800
Maps
Language
English
Format
Digital facsimile
Short Title
Africae
Rights
Public Domain
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Public Domain
Spatial Coverage
Tanger
Ceuta
Alger
Alexandria
Mozambique
Canaria
Alcair
Tunis
Provenance
John J. Burns Library at Boston College
Item sets
Historical Maps