Guinea

Title: Guinea
Description: After a map by Blaeu. Blank on verso, with no imprint and without a dedication.
Possibly issued by Frederick de Wit as part of a composite atlas, approximately 1680.,
Title within cartouche depicting African men, monkeys, and a parrot. At right two winged putti carry an elephant tusk.
Illustrated with sailing ships, lions, leopards, monkeys, and elephants.
Relief shown pictorially.
Date Published: 1680
Contributor: Joseph J. Williams (former owner)
Publisher: Netherlands
Subject: 17th century; Africa, West; Early works to 1800; Maps
Language: Latin
Format: Digital facsimile
Short Title: Guinea
Rights: These materials are in the public domain. No copyright permissions are needed. Acknowledgement of the Boston College University Libraries as a source for borrowed images is requested.; Public Domain
Spatial Coverage: Cuba
Provenance: John J. Burns Library at Boston College; John J. Burns Library at Boston College