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Africa maps | Africae Descriptio Mercator |16th century maps

Africae Descriptio: where history and cartographic excellence of Africa meet.

Africa maps | Africae Descriptio Mercator |16th century maps

Discover Africa's rich history and the beautiful details of this cartographic masterpiece at MAPandMAPs.com

Antique beautiful and detailed historical Mercator map of Africa with islands is an exquisite piece of cartographic history. Originally published in the 2nd German edition of Atlas Minor Amsterdam by Janssonius.

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