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Single sheet of chain laid paper with two illustrations from the first comprehensive work on maritime history by Charles Barthelemy Morisot- (1592-1661) "Orbis Maritimi siue Rerum". Set amid Latin text. Page 723 contains a 5 1/2" x 6" engraving of Guinean canoes. The obverse, page 724, contains a 6 1/2" x 8" engraving of a canoe like vessel (Cocos islands?) as they are fired on from a small boat of Europeans. This engraving is labeled: "Navigium corum qui Cocorum et Proditorum Insulas habitant."
PUBLICATION DATE: 1643
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Guinea
BODY OF WATER: N/A
CONDITION: Good
Moderate offsetting. Some age toning, smudges and wear consistent with age. Lightly browned.
COLORING: None
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SIZE: 8
" x
14 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0
PRICE: $
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