COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING WITH ORIGINAL HAND COLOR ON PAPER
1790 MAP DEPICTS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN, FEATURING DETAILED CARTOGRAPHY OF MADAGASCAR AND THE “EMPIRE OF THE MONOMOTAPA.” THE LOWER MARGINS CONTAIN EXTENSIVE GEOGRAPHICAL TEXT PANELS TITLED “SOUTH EAST ISLANDS AND PARTS” AND “EASTERN PARTS.” ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN LONDON AS PART OF A SET OF FOUR.
PLATE MARKS, LONGITUDE COORDINATES, AND VARIOUS TOPONYMS ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT.
21 X 24.75 IN PLATE
29.75 X 33.25 IN FRAMED
LAURIE AND WHITTLE 1790 “SOUTH EAST ISLANDS” MAP
COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING WITH ORIGINAL HAND COLOR ON PAPER 1790 MAP DEPICTS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN, FEATURING DETAILED CARTOGRAPHY OF MADAGASCAR AND THE “EMPIRE OF THE MONOMOTAPA.” THE LOWER MARGINS CONTAIN EXTENSIVE GEOGRAPHICAL TEXT PANELS TITLED “SOUTH EAST ISLANDS AND PARTS” AND “EASTERN PARTS.” ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN LONDON AS PART OF…