A Chart of the Coast of Guinea from Cape de Verde to Cape Bona Esperança

by John Thornton, Samuel, fl

$650 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A very elegant sea chart of all of the west coast of Africa and one of the most important charts of the celebrated Third Book of 'The English Pilot' This very fine sea chart embraces the coast of Africa from Senegal all the way down to Cape Agulhas, past the Cape of Good Hope. The features of the coast are named in great detail, and the seas are elegantly traversed by loxodromes. The map is oriented with the east towards the top of the map, and a very beautiful cartouche

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