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Latina: Africae Descriptio Nova Impensis |
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English: Publisher Henry Seile's map of Africa, first published in 1652 in Peter Heylyn's Cosmography, was a close copy of John Speed's map of Africa of 1626, the first map of Africa readily available in the English language (cat. No. 59). Seile's map, engraved by London engraver William Trevethen (active 1652-1686), appeared in editions of Heylyn's Cosmography from 1652, 1657, 1660/2, 1666 (when Chetwind's name replaced Seile's), 1670, 1674, and 1682. Author Heylyn (or Heylin) (1599/1600-1662) was a cosmographer and geographer who also served as Chaplain to King Charles I of England. |
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| Source | UTA Libraries Cartographic Connections: map / text | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippi Chetwind After
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English: UTA Libraries Special Collections |
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| Map location | Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cosmography in Four Books Containing the Chorography and History of the Whole World... |
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| Place of publication | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Chetwind |
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| Dimensions | height: 35 cm (13.7 in); width: 42.9 cm (16.8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | engraving on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(2007) The Mapping of Africa, 289−290 (1997) Norwich's Maps of Africa, 46, 49 |
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