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Nederlands: Kaart van de West-Afrikaanse kust 
                     English:  Map of the West African coast
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Creator:Arnoldus Florentius Langren

Cornelis Claesz  (–1609)  wikidata:Q26690157
 
Alternative names
Cornelis Claeszoon; Cornelis Claesz.
Description printer, printer, publisher, bookseller, bookseller and bookseller
Date of birth/death circa / 1546 / 1551 Edit this at Wikidata 1609 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Leuven Amsterdam
Work location
Enkhuizen (1578–1578); Hoorn (1593–1595); Amsterdam (1578–1593); Cologne (1572–1572); Amsterdam (1582–1609); Damrak (1582–1609); Amsterdam (1595–1609) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q26690157
Nederlands: Arnoldus Florentius Langren (graveur / etser), Cornelis Claesz (uitgever)
English: Arnoldus Florentius Langren (engraver / etcher), Cornelis Claesz (publisher)
Title
Nederlands: Kaart van de West-Afrikaanse kust
English: Map of the West African coast
Description
Nederlands: Kaart van de West-Afrikaanse kust.

Typus orarum maritmarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angôlae ultra promontorium Bonae spei usq:, cum omnib portubus, Insulis, Scopulis, pulvinis, & Vadis, veraq: latitudine Oceani Aethiopici, ab ortu in occasum ad Fernambucum & promont: S. Augustini in ora Brasiliensi, vergentis: una cum eisdem oceani Insulis, praecipue verò S. Thoma, S. Helena, Insula Ascensionis, multisq: alijs, earumque genuino tractu: accuratè omnia ex optimis Indicis tabulis hydrogrphicis decerpta & emend / Afbeeldinghe der custen des landts Guinea, Manicongo, ende Angôla, ende voorts tot voorby de C. De boa esperança: met alle de havenen, eylanden, clippe:, droochten, ende ondiepten, met de gheheele breede des Aethiopischen Oceani, de welcke vanden oosten na den westen tot Fernambuco en C. de Augustino (aen de custen van Brasil gheleghen) is streckende, midts-gaders alle de eylanden der selver als voornamclijck S. Thome, S. Helena, d'eylandt Açemçaon ghent, ende andere meer, met de waerachtighe streckinghe van dien, alles seer correctelijck ghetrocken en na d'allerbeste Indische pascaerten oversien en verb:t.

Schaalstok linksboven.

Naast de cartouche valt een zeemonster Portugese Oost-Indiëvaarders aan.

In de inzet zijn aanzichten van de eilanden Ascension en St. Helena te zien.

In Zaire lacus zijn twee meerminnen afgebeeld.

In de rand van de kaart is een klein stukje van de Braziliaanse kust te zien.
English: Map of the West African coast.

Typus orarum maritmarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angôlae ultra promontorium Bonae spei usq:, cum omnib portubus, Insulis, Scopulis, pulvinis, & Vadis, veraq: latitudine Oceani Aethiopici, ab ortu in occasum ad Fernambucum & promont: S. Augustini in ora Brasiliensi, vergentis: una cum eisdem oceani Insulis, praecipue verò S. Thoma, S. Helena, Insula Ascensionis, multisq: alijs, earumque genuino tractu: accuratè omnia ex optimis Indicis tabulis hydrogrphicis decerpta & emend / Afbeeldinghe der custen des landts Guinea, Manicongo, ende Angôla, ende voorts tot voorby de C. De boa esperança: met alle de havenen, eylanden, clippe:, droochten, ende ondiepten, met de gheheele breede des Aethiopischen Oceani, de welcke vanden oosten na den westen tot Fernambuco en C. de Augustino (aen de custen van Brasil gheleghen) is streckende, midts-gaders alle de eylanden der selver als voornamclijck S. Thome, S. Helena, d'eylandt Açemçaon ghent, ende andere meer, met de waerachtighe streckinghe van dien, alles seer correctelijck ghetrocken en na d'allerbeste Indische pascaerten oversien en verb:t.

Scale is shown top left.

Alongside the cartouche a sea monster is shown attacking Portuguese East Indiamen.

Views of the islands of Ascension and St Helena are shown in the inset.

Two mermaids are depicted in Zaire lacus.

In the margin of the chart we can see a small section of the Brazilian coast.
Date circa 1596
date QS:P571,+1596-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
Nederlands: ingekleurde gravure op papier
English: coloured engraving on paper
Dimensions height: 40.5 cm (15.9 in); width: 53 cm (20.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,40.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,53U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1526131
Accession number
1702 B 4 deel II, na p. 2
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Typus orarum maritmarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angôlae ultra promontorium Bonae spei usq:, cum omnib portubus, Insulis, Scopulis, pulvinis, & Vadis, veraq: latitudine Oceani Aethiopici, ab ortu in occasum ad Fernambucum & promont: S. Augustini in ora Brasiliensi, vergentis: una cum eisdem oceani Insulis, praecipue verò S. Thoma, S. Helena, Insula Ascensionis, multisq: alijs, earumque genuino tractu: accuratè omnia ex optimis Indicis tabulis hydrogrphicis decerpta & emend / Afbeeldinghe der custen des landts Guinea, Manicongo, ende Angôla, ende voorts tot voorby de C. De boa esperança: met alle de havenen, eylanden, clippe:, droochten, ende ondiepten, met de gheheele breede des Aethiopischen Oceani, de welcke vanden oosten na den westen tot Fernambuco en C. de Augustino (aen de custen van Brasil gheleghen) is streckende, midts-gaders alle de eylanden der selver als voornamclijck S. Thome, S. Helena, d'eylandt Açemçaon ghent, ende andere meer, met de waerachtighe streckinghe van dien, alles seer correctelijck ghetrocken en na d'allerbeste Indische pascaerten oversien en verb:t
author: Arnoldus F. à Langren delineauit, & scalpsit
Notes
English: Subjects: flora, chart / map / plan, ship / vessel, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, compass / dial, fauna
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: flora, plattegrond / kaart, schip / vaartuig, banderol / cartouche / versiering, kompas / windroos, fauna
English: Post: this image is related to a WIC trading post called Cape Town
Source/Photographer Source at the Atlas of Mutual Heritage
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Object location33° 55′ 32.26″ S, 18° 25′ 24.78″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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