Africae Nova Dutch Map circa 1647
by Peter Ogden
Title
Africae Nova Dutch Map circa 1647
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Chromolithograph
Description
This is a copy of a circa 1647 decorative historical map of colonial Africa entitled "Africae Nova" by famed Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu. This beautiful map was published in Blaeu's Theatrum atlas circa 1647 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish or Dutch school of cartography during its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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October 8th, 2023
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