A scarce map of West Africa

CASSINI, Giovanni Maria.

Parte dell'Africa che comprende L'Alta Guinea con La Nigrizia, Delineata sulle Ultime Osservazioni.
Rome, 1797. Coloured, 355 x 495mm.

West Africa from Cape Verde to Biafra, published in the 'Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale'.
Casssini attempted to create a luxury atlas at a time other publishers were becoming more scientific. The cost of engraving and the quality of the paper used made it expensive, so few copies of the atlas were sold, making it a hard atlas to find.


Stock ID : 7520