1745 (circa 1745)
Maker: Herman Moll.
Antique hand colored map of Africa, by Herman Moll, c. 1745. To the Right Honorable Charles Earl of Peterborow, and Monmouth, etc. This Map of Africa, According to the Newest and most Exact Observations is most Humbly Dedicated by your Lordship's most Humble Se. Shows political divisions delineated by color, cities, towns and ports, rivers and water bodies, wind directions and some landforms. With insets and illustrations of Cape Coast Castle on the Gold Coast of Guinea, James Fort on the Island of St. Helena, the Fort of Good Hope, and A Prospect of the Cape of Good Hope. Ornate title with illustrations of figures, animals, and insignia. Overall condition is very good and has been restored, 23 x 38.25 inches.*****SOLD*****
Item Number: AFR013JR