1628 Jodocus Hondius & Gerard Mercator Antique Map of Africa - Beautiful Portraits The Mitchell Map by John

The Mitchell Map by John Mitchell (1711–1768) is considered the most famous map of North America both cartographically and historically

The Russians knew of Novaya Zemlya from the 11th century

This copper-plate engraved original antique map of Duff or Wilson Islands located northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu

Jean Baptiste Nolin Jr 1686–1762

1628 Jodocus Hondius & Gerard Mercator Antique Map of Africa - Beautiful Portraits The Mitchell Map by JohnTitle : Nova Africae Tabula. Auctore Jodoco Hondio Excusum in aedibus Auctoris Amsterodami. Ref #: 35626 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Size: 22 1 2in x 17 1 4in (615mm x 530mm) Date: 1628 Description: This original beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of Africa by Jodocus Hondius, after Gerard Mercator, was published in the 1628 Latin edition of Mercators Atlas Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi This is a