Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664)
ĘTHIOPIA INFERIOR, vel EXTERIOR. Partes magis Septentrionales, quę bic desiderantur, vide in tabula Ętiopię Superioris.
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, after 1636 - This, Janssonius' first map of Southern Africa was first printed for his 1636 German edition of his Apendix Atlantis. Though it shows considerable knowledge of the coast of Africa it also shows how little was truly known of the interior. This copy was printed without the text or page number on the back of the map. Therefore it can be assumed that it was printed as a special order. Finely applied wash color. Slight spotting and discoloration of margin not encroaching on image. (Van der Krogt vol. I 8800:1,)
[Bookseller: W. Graham Arader III gallery]
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