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228-B - [Africa]. KEULEN, Johannes van.
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[Africa]. KEULEN, Johannes van. Nieuwe Paskaert, of the Coast of Genoa as Well as a Part of Gambia... 'T Amsterdam by Johannus van Keulen, bookseller and master bookbinder, across from the Nieubrugh at the "Gekroonde Lootsman" (late 17th–early 18th century). A black copperplate engraving, hand-colored, 50 x 58.5 cm (inside the frame), framed at a later date, 64 x 79 cm (slight scuffing on the frame, foxing). A nautical map of the western coast of Africa by van Keulen, depicting the mouth of the Gambia River and its surroundings, including islands, sandbars, anchorages, and numerous coastal place names. Highly decorative, it is adorned with a remarkable allegorical cartouche depicting several African figures, a European, animals including an elephant, a lion, and a monkey, as well as goods evoking trade with Africa. The sea is crisscrossed by numerous rhumb lines, compass roses, and a sailing ship. NAVIGATION MAP.
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