File:AMH-7759-KB Map of the African Gold Coast.jpg
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Nederlands: Kaart van de Goudkust in Afrika
English: Map of the African Gold Coast(    ) |
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Nederlands: Wilhelm (Jansz.) Blaeu (uitgever)
English: Wilhelm (Jansz.) Blaeu (publisher) |
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Nederlands: Kaart van de Goudkust in Afrika
English: Map of the African Gold Coast |
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| Description |
Nederlands: Kaart van de Goudkust in Afrika.
Guinea. De kaart is ook opgenomen in de 'Atlas Maior' van Joan Blaeu I. In de 'Atlas Maior' staat deze kaart in deel IX, blad 35. Deze kaart van de Westafrikaanse Goudkust werd in 1635 door Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638) uitgegeven. Blaeu slaagde er niet in om een betrouwbaar beeld van het gebied aan te bieden. Alleen de kust van Guinee is goed weergegeven, maar die streken werden dan ook sinds de 16de eeuw druk bezocht door Europese koopvaarders en avonturiers op zoek naar goud, slaven en ivoor die daar door lokale handelaren in overvloed werden aangeboden. Het binnenland werd door de Europeanen niet bezocht; die bleven tot diep in de 19de eeuw volledig onbekend terrein. Blaeu vulde die lege plekken op met afbeeldingen van leeuwen, olifanten en bavianen. Cf. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wenen, inv. nr. Van der Hem 35:40.English: Map of the African Gold Coast.
Guinea. The map is also included in Joan Blaeu I's 'Atlas Maior'. In the 'Atlas Maior' this chart is featured in part IX, sheet 35. This map of the West African Gold Coast was published in 1635 by Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638). Blaeu did not succeed in rendering a reliable depiction of the territory. Only the coast of Guinea is accurately rendered, but these regions had also been frequently visited by European merchants and adventurers since the 16th century, in their quest for gold, slaves and ivory on offer there in abundance by local traders. The Europeans did not venture into the interior, the inland regions remained terra incognita until far into the 19th century. Blaeu filled the empty regions with depictions of lions, elephant and baboons. Cf. ??sterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, inv. nr. Van der Hem 35:40. |
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| Date | 1635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nederlands: ingekleurde gravure op papier
English: coloured engraving on paper |
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| Dimensions | height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 42 cm (16.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1049B13_064 |
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| Inscriptions |
Guinea
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English: Subjects: chart / map / plan, ship / vessel, Asians & Africans, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, Person
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: plattegrond / kaart, schip / vaartuig, Aziaten & Afrikanen, banderol / cartouche / versiering, Persoon
English: Post: this image is related to a WIC trading post called Abanzee |
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| current | 14:35, 10 June 2014 | | 2,400 × 1,897 (892 KB) | HuskyBot (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Artwork |title = {{nl|1=Kaart van de Goudkust in Afrika}} {{en|1=Map of the African Gold Coast}} |description = {{nl|1=Kaart van de Goudkust in Afrika. ''Guinea''. De kaart is ook opg... |
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