Views of major ports of Arabia & East Africa
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Heading: (Arabia & Africa)
Author: Braun & Hogenberg
Title: Aden, Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia ... [on sheet with] Mombaza [and] Quiloa [and] Cefala
Place Published: [Cologne]
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Date Published: 1589
Description:
Author: Braun & Hogenberg
Title: Aden, Arabiae Foelicis Emporium Celeberrimi Nominis, quo ex India, Aethiopia ... [on sheet with] Mombaza [and] Quiloa [and] Cefala
Place Published: [Cologne]
Publisher:
Date Published: 1589
Description:
Copper-engraved bird's-eye views, hand-colored. 22.6x47 cm. (13¼x18½")/
Bird's-eye views of the major ports of Arabia (Yemen) and Eastern Africa. The top half of the sheet is taken up with acoastal view of the city of Aden with numerous ships in the harbor and surrounding sea; the city is surrounded by hills, each topped by a castle. Below are three separate views of Mombaza, Quiloa and Cefala. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the first atlas of town plans. Latin text on verso.
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Mostly marginal foxing, some paper remnants to margins from earlier mounting, a few short marginal tears; very good.
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Views of major ports of Arabia & East Africa
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