Africæ accurata tabula.
Africæ accurata tabula.
Latin
1680
1 pages
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work 'Africæ accurata tabula' is a 17th-century cartographic plate (map) by Gerrit van Schagen. Cartographic works of this nature, consisting of a map with Latin titles and labels, are not 'translated' in the literary sense. While the geographical information contained within such maps may have been derived from or incorporated into contemporary descriptive texts (such as John Ogilby's 'Africa'), the map itself as a specific artifact has no English translation. Therefore, it is confirmed that no English translation of this specific Latin-titled map exists.
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Gerard van Schagen’s 17th-century map represents a world of shifting borders and speculative science. This text maps how colonial cartographers visualized Africa before the interior was fully documented. You will see how early mapmakers blended hard geography with hopeful guesses.
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