Educational Map Series: Africae nova Paper Products:11x14 or 11x17 and Africa

and Africa

locations of real events

but was abandoned in 1680 for its current location

Babylon and Mecca in the Middle East

Educational Map Series: Africae nova Paper Products:11x14 or 11x17 and AfricaThis mid 17th century map, Africae Nova Tabula, created by the Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius (1563 1612), is a beautiful decorative map of the continent of Africa, and was published in 1640 in Paris by Chez Iean Boisseau. Jodocus Hondius established himself as one of the most prominent geographers and engravers during the 17th century. Amsterdam was revered as the center of cartographic publishing during that time, thanks to his work. He was