Collection: Osher Sheet Map Collection
Title: Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631
Title Translation: New map of Africa, by Hendrik Hondius, 1631
Alternative Title: Novelle Afrique
Barcode: 399
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Publishing Location: Amsterdam
Region Depicted: Africa · Madagascar · Arabian Peninsula · Canary Islands · Cabo Verde · Indian Ocean
Date Produced: 1631
Date Published: 1633
Language: French
Historical Context: On this map the seas are inhabited by traditional monsters under the supervision of Neptune and Salaca, with flying fish overhead. Africa, on the other hand, contains numerous vignettes of camels, elephants, ostriches, and other indigenous animals depicted realistically, except for their relative sizes. However, their strange and exotic appearance to unaccustomed European eyes elicited fascination and wonder.
Subjects: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651 · Africa · Indian Ocean · Maps--Early works to 1800
Map Type: Geographical
Dimensions: 38 x 50 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Printing Technique: Copper
Material Type: Paper
Notes: From: Atlas, French edition, vol. 2 published by Hendrik Hondius. This map also appears in the 1631 Atlantis Maioris Appendix, published by Hendrik Hondius. Text on verso in French.
Brief Description: Map of Africa illustrated with animals and showing natural features. The map also shows the Canary Islands, Cabo Verde, and numerous islands in the Indian Ocean
Physical Description: 1 map: illustrated, colored
Theme: Dutch Golden Age (17th-18th Century)
Associated Cartouche: Cartouche, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631
Associated Map Imagery: Camel, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Lions, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Gazelles, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Dragon, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Crocodile, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ape, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ostrich 1, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Zebra, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Elephant 1, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ostrich 2, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Lion, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Elephant 2, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ship 1, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ship 2, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ship with a Sea Monster and Flyingfish, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ship with Flyingfish, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ships with a Sea Monster, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Ship with a Sea Monster, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631, Nereids and Sea Monster, 1631, Africae nova Tabula. Auct: Hen. Hondio. 1631
Collection/Donor: Osher
Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/399.0001
