Totius Africae nova repraesentatio qua practer diversos in ea Status….

Large decorative map of Africa which has a lengthy note on the supposed accuracy of the source of the Nile, probably the first of its kind in the cartography of Africa. This interest in the Nile is reflected in the cartouche, where at the far left is a gorge labelled ‘ Nile’. The Nile’ origin, despite the lengthy note, has the usual error of the period showing the source as two lakes side by side.

Reference: Norwich 72; Tooley, Africa S. 43.

From Homann’s, Neuer Atlas.