Africa Tunes and Tripoli antique map Barbarie Sanson 1655

Africa Tunes and Tripoli antique map Barbarie Sanson 1655
Title: Partie de la coste de Barbarie en Africque où sont les royaumes de Tunis et de Tripoli et pays circonvoisins / par le Sr Sanson d'Abbeville. A Paris 1655.

Description: North Africa old antique map with the Kingdoms of Tunes and Tripoli.
The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring, centre fold as published.

Cartographer: Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667) was a French cartographer. He was born of an old Picardy family of Scottish descent, at Abbeville, on the 20th (or 31st) of December 1600, and was educated by the Jesuits at Amiens.
Sheet app.:59 x 45 cm. 23.25 x 17.75 inches.
Image app.: 53 x 37 cm. 21 x 14.5 inches.
Condition: View very good , centerfold as published.