AFRICA MINOR

MAURITANIA

by Philipp Cluver

Published  by Johannes Janssonium, Amsterdam 1661 in Philipp Cluver's "Introductionis in Universam Geographiam, Tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI ."

An original set of 17th century copper engraved miniature antique maps of North Africa. (printed together on one sheet)

The maps cover the north eastern coasts of North Africa including present day Morocco, Algeria and Tunisa.

An excellent example on robust hand laid paper, blank verso. Enhanced with attractive later hand colouring. 

Fine condition other than some ink stains in the upper margin, not affecting the printed area. Centre fold as issued. Free of repairs or restoration. 

Approx. 8" x 6" (200mm x 155mm) map area only, with full margins beyond. 

A scarce map.

Philipp Cluver (1580 -1622) was an early German geographer and historian who published a number of works on the antiquities of Germany, Sicily, and the Rhine valley.

He went on to produce a number of miniature atlases including the Introductionis in Universam Geographiam which was published after his death from 1624 onwards.

This example is from Jansson's edition of 1661. 

The maps were engraved by several leading cartographers of the time, predominantly by Pieter Van Den Keere, and others by Abraham Goos and Abraham Ortelius.