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Bellin/Prevost: Kingdom of Whydah (Benin), West Africa

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Prevost: Whydah Royal Palace/English Fort, Benin: Title/Content of Map: Prevost: Whydah Royal Palace/English Fort, Benin Date Printed: 1755 Cartographer: Bellin/Prevost d'Exiles Size: 1) 5 7/8" x 8 1/4; 2) 6 7/8" x 4 5/8" Two images of the Kingdom of

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Bellin/Prevost: West Africa—Course of the Senegal River: Title/Content of Map: Bellin/Prevost: West Africa—Course of the Senegal River Date Printed: 1755, Paris Cartographer: Bellin/Prevost Size: 1) 5 3/4" x 7 7/8; 2) 8 3/8" x 5 1/2" Additional Info: Two

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West Africa, Guinea, Benin.: Maker: Jansson, Jan. Origin: Amsterdam, 1657. Medium: Original engraving hand-colored at publication. Sheet size: 18 1/2 x 23 7/8 in No Reserve: This lot starts at $1 and has no reserve as a courtesy

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Prevost: European Forts—Whydah (Benin) & Accra, Ghana: Title/Content of Map: Prevost: European Forts—Whydah (Benin) & Accra, Ghana Date Printed: 1755 Cartographer: Bellin/Prevost d'Exiles Size: 1) 5 3/4" x 8 1/4; 2) 6 7/8" x 5 1/4" A plan of the French

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Bellin/Prevost: Kingdom of Whydah (Benin), West Africa

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Title/Content of Map: Bellin/Prevost: Kingdom of Whydah (Benin), West Africa

Date Printed: 1755, Paris

Cartographer: Bellin/Prevost d'Exiles

Size: 10 5/8" x 8 1/4"

A map of the Kingdom of Whydah on the coast of West Africa in what is now Benin, with many place names and topographical details as well as the sites of European forts and tents along the coast, from Prevost d'Exiles' collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages.

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