Abyssinian Empire Africa East & Central Red Sea c.1630s Hondius hand color map Brittany 21" H x 30 1/4"

21" H x 30 1/4" W

Grossbritannien: Nordliches & Sudliches Blatt

Printed on lithographic paper as issued which has uniformly moderately age toned- resulting in a nice patina

Key in three clumns below view identifies c

Rome by Typographia Polyglotta

Abyssinian Empire Africa East & Central Red Sea c.1630s Hondius hand color map Brittany 21" H x 30 1/4"Abissinorum Regnum: Hondius His Map of the Abissine Empire. (Old Maps, 17th Century Maps, Africa, East Africa, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Red Sea). Issued c. 17th century (c. 1630's) , likely Amsterdam. Map by Hondius. Uncommon and fascinating early 17th century engraved map with attractive hand color. Large strapwork title cartouche. Tip of Arabia seen at top right corner. The geography shown is largely imaginative or speculative, which includes long