Africæ Deſcriptio Nova Impenſis

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Creator	Seile, Henry, 1595-1660
Engraver	Trevethen, William

Note	Colored
Note	Similar to Chetwind's map (see NOR 0039). The ocean is decorated with ships, flying fish and sea monsters. Elephants, lions, ostriches, and giraffes are illustrated on the mainland. "The River Niger is erroneously mapped and there are many ficticious lakes in Central Africa."
Acquisition	Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
Local note	David Rumsey Map Center copy 1: Norwich no. NOR 0036.
Referenced by	Title Norwich, I., Pam Kolbe, and Jeffrey C Stone. Norwich's Maps of Africa: An Illustrated and Annotated Carto-Bibliography. 2nd ed. / rev. and edited by Jeffrey C. Stone. Norwich, Vt.: Terra Nova Press, 1997, map 0036, p. 46
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/kf056zw2770

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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865

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