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Insula and Arx. MOSAMBIQUE.

Cartographer:

BERTIUS, Petrus

Title:

Insula and Arx. MOSAMBIQUE.

Stock Code:

4452

Method:

Copper engraving

Publisher:

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius.

Colouring:

Later colour

Atlas:

Bertii Tabularum geographicarum

Size: (W x H):

13cm x 9.5cm

5 inches x 3½ inches

Date:

1616

Price:

£195

Delightful little map of the island of Mozambique, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1492. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's Geographia. In 1618 he moved to Paris and became Official Cosmographer to Louis XIII. He was related by marriage to Jodocus Hondius and Pieter van den Keere.

Light waterstain to margins. Very good condition.

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