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Engraved miniature map from Jacques Peeters' "l'Atlas en abrégé, ou nouvelle description du monde...," published in Antwerp in 1692. Hand-colored continental map of Africa with a scene at lower right by "Karrewyn" depicting merchants in Muslim costume and other indigenous peoples engaged in trade, together with Roman columns and pyramids. European ships range along the west coast. References to the Equator, Tropics of Cancer, and Capricorn (red lines) are included. Map is single paged, single sided. 15 cm. x 18 cm. [Gift of Dr. Franke]
Item: Africae
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Original image part of the Maps of Africa, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: 2019-298, Peeters_Africae_1692_UTA_2019-298
Identifier: 20086399
Title: Africae
Creator: Peeters, Jacques (Cartographer)
Description: Engraved miniature map from Jacques Peeters' "l'Atlas en abrégé, ou nouvelle description du monde...," published in Antwerp in 1692. Hand-colored continental map of Africa with a scene at lower right by "Karrewyn" depicting merchants in Muslim costume and other indigenous peoples engaged in trade, together with Roman columns and pyramids. European ships range along the west coast. References to the Equator, Tropics of Cancer, and Capricorn (red lines) are included. Map is single paged, single sided. 15 cm. x 18 cm. [Gift of Dr. Franke]
Date Created: 1692
Coverage: 1690s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Merchants, Trade
Location: Africa
Collection: Maps of Africa
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Africae
Creator: Peeters, Jacques (Cartographer)
Description: Engraved miniature map from Jacques Peeters' "l'Atlas en abrégé, ou nouvelle description du monde...," published in Antwerp in 1692. Hand-colored continental map of Africa with a scene at lower right by "Karrewyn" depicting merchants in Muslim costume and other indigenous peoples engaged in trade, together with Roman columns and pyramids. European ships range along the west coast. References to the Equator, Tropics of Cancer, and Capricorn (red lines) are included. Map is single paged, single sided. 15 cm. x 18 cm. [Gift of Dr. Franke]
Date Created: 1692
Coverage: 1690s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Merchants, Trade
Location: Africa
Collection: Maps of Africa
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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