Africa

This map of Alexandria is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers, first published in Paris in 1683 and reprinted with German text in Frankfurt the ...

This map of ancient Egypt is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers, first published in Paris in 1683 and reprinted with German text in Frankfurt t...

This map of the continent of Africa is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers, first published in Paris in 1683 and reprinted with German text in F...

This map of the sources of the Nile is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers. Condition & Materials  Copper engraving, 14.5 x 10.5 cm, recent ...

This map of São Salvador is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers. São Salvador was once the capital of the kingdom of Congo, but as M’banza-Kongo...

Du Nil et ses Embouchures et des Crocodiles This map of the Nile delta (with crocodiles) is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers. Condition &...

Biledulgerid en General This map of North Africa is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers. Condition & Materials  Copper engraving, 15 x 10.5 ...

This map of Cairo is from Mallet’s Description de l’Univers. It derives, ultimately, from Matteo Pagano’s magnificent 21 sheet wall map, published ...