Aethiopia svperior vel interior, vulgo Abissinorvm sive Presbiteri Ioannis imperivm
Description
| Alternative title | Aethiopia superior vel interior, vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis imperium |
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| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | unmediated; sheet |
| Extent | 1 map : hand colored ; 37 x 48 cm |
| Place | Netherlands |
| Place | [Amsterdam] |
| Publisher | [Joan Blaeu] |
| Publication date | [ca. 1690?] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin |
| Map data | Scale [ca. 1:2,600,000] ; Milliaria Germanica communia ; E 8°--E 54°/N 25°--S 13° |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Lebna-Dengel, Negus of Ethiopia, active 1508-1540 |
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| Subject | Africa > History > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Africa, Northeast > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Ethiopia > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Africa, Eastern > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Africa, Central > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Relief shown pictorially. |
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| Note | Historical map of Northeastern and Central Africa depicting the Christian kingdom of Prester John. |
| Note | Title in decorative cartouche with two standing adult figures and three children. Two of the children are sitting and holding umbrellas to shade the sun. |
| Note | Includes scale bar with a child holding measuring calipers "Milliaria Germanica communia". |
| Note | Includes illustration of animals, elephants, monkey, and ostriches are shown throughout map. |
| Note | Text in French on verso. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nj297bg7247 |
Access conditions
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