Selected African Holdings
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Selected items with African Origination
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BPL: Boston Public Library · 1745
Relief shown pictorially. Lower left : T. Kitchin sculp. Numbered No. 43, Plate XV, Vol. 2. Upper right corner: p. 91. Appears in John Green's A new general collection of …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1733
Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Atlas Nouveau. Amsterdam: J. Covens & C. Mortier, 1733. par Guillaume de l'Isle. This date is inferred.
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1732
Relief shown pictorially. Numbered 44. London meridian. Appears in the author's Atlas minor. London: Printed for Tho. Bowles and John Bowles, 1732? or 1736?. Africa, south of the Equator, with …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1730
Source of acquisition: Purchased in April, 1901. In Ge'ez. Provenance: Formerly owned by John Henry Middleton. BPL perforation and embossed stamps on 1₁. BPL Bates Fund bookplate on rear pastedown. …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1670
Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. Ferro meridian. Bar scale given in milliaria Germanica. From Bleau's Atlas major (German ed.). Zu Amsterdam : Bey Johannem Blaeu, [ca. …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1662
Map of Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique. Relief shown pictorially. Map displays navigation hazards. Includes two compass roses and a decorative tile cartouche with natives and local fauna. Verso …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1636
Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative cartouche. Verso is blank. describebat Abrah: Ortelius. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1620
Most place names in Spanish, but some have Italian or French spellings. Roussin's statement of responsibility in French. Inscribed on p. [7]: "Augustin Roussin M'a feict dans la ville de …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1600
Source of acquisition: Purchased via auction in 2001. In Ge'ez. Provenance: Pencil marginalia throughout. Ge'ez inscriptions and drawings in pencil and in purple and black ink on front flyleaves. Ms. …
BPL: Boston Public Library · 1584
Map of Egypt, with the course of the Nile River. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. and decorative cartouche and border. Inset: Alexandria and vicinity. From the author's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, …