Africa.- Jansson (Jan) Aethiopia Superior vel Interior;
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Africa.- Jansson (Jan) Aethiopia Superior vel Interior; Vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis Imperium, map showing the legendary Christian Kingdom of Prester John, with numerous exotic animals decorating the largely unexplored interior, decorative title cartouche with native family holding parasols up to the sun in the lower right corner, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper without watermark, platemark 385 x 500 mm. (15 1/8 x 19 3/4 in), good margins, Latin text verso, central vertical fold with careful repairs, scattered spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1645].
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Africa.- Jansson (Jan) Aethiopia Superior vel Interior;
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