Thursday, August 31, 2006

(7) São Tomé maps




Sources of the maps on the anonymus artists page:

The map in the postcard is from Robert Garfield, A history of São Tomé Island, 1470-1655: the key to Guinea (Mellen Research University Press, c. 1992).

The Hondius map is from the University of Florida
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612. Gvinea. London : Samual Purchas, 1625.
Description: 1 map. : col. ; 14.5 x 18.5 cm.
Notes: English version of 1621 map done for Atlas Minor. Mercator-Hondius. Norwich #316a.
This printing is on page 1558 of Purchas his Pilgrimes with text and title outside of map border "Hondivs his Map of Guinea." Has inset of IS. THOMAE.
Early Map ALW1665
The modern map is from : www.sao-tome.com/english.html

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