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Nederlands: Kaart van de Afrikaanse westkust 
                     English:  Map of the west coast of Africa
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Author
Joan Blaeu  (1596–1673)  wikidata:Q379677
 
Joan Blaeu
Alternative names
Johannes Blaeu; John Wiliamson Blaeu; Johannes Willemszoon Blaeu
Description Dutch cartographer and publisher
Date of birth/death 23 September 1596 Edit this at Wikidata 21 December 1673
Location of birth/death Alkmaar Amsterdam
Work period 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
/ 1647 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Amsterdam (1631–1662); Amsterdam; Vienna Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q379677
Nederlands: Joan Blaeu sr. (uitgever)
English: Joan Blaeu sr. (publisher)
Title
Nederlands: Kaart van de Afrikaanse westkust
English: Map of the west coast of Africa
Description
Nederlands: Kaart van de Afrikaanse Westkust.

Nigritarvm Regio.

In de 'Atlas Maior' nam Joan Blaeu (1598-1673) verschillende gedetailleerde kaarten van Afrikaanse regios op. Het is echter onbekend aan welke geografische bron Blaeu die informatie ontleende.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, inv. nr. 185 B 11 deel I, na p. 322.
English: Map of the west coast of Africa.

Nigritarvm Regio.

Joan Blaeu (1598-1673) included various detailed maps of African regions in the 'Atlas Maior'. However it is not known from which geographical sources Blaeu derived the information.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 185 B 11 part I, after p. 322.
Date 1662
date QS:P571,+1662-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Nederlands: ingekleurde gravure op papier
English: coloured engraving on paper
Dimensions height: 58 cm (22.8 in); width: 38 cm (14.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,58U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,38U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1526131
Accession number
1049B13_063
Inscriptions
Nigritarvm Regio
author: Amstelaedami Ioannis Blaeu Excud.
Notes
English: Subjects: chart / map / plan, ship / vessel, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, Person, fauna, Asians & Africans
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: plattegrond / kaart, schip / vaartuig, banderol / cartouche / versiering, Persoon, fauna, Aziaten & Afrikanen
English: Post: this image is related to a WIC trading post called Abanzee
Source/Photographer Source at the Atlas of Mutual Heritage
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Object location5° 11′ 39.16″ N, 1° 05′ 43.7″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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