The Ethiopian Lowlands
Print of Madagascar detail photographed from the collection of The Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium
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Unknown (1655).
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Photographic Reproduction
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Text from Information Sign
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The following text is from the information notice displayed alongside the original of this map in the collection of The Royal Museum for Central Africa
LA "BASSE AETHIOPIE" D'APRES LE CARTOGRAPHE FRANCAIS NICOLAS SANSON, 1655
Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667) fonda la première firme française d'atlas et de cartes digne de ce nom. Il essaya de camoufler son ignorance de la géographie de l'intérieur de l'Afrique en remplissant les parties alors inconnues du continent par plusieurs chaînes de montagnes. Notons en passant la disparition ici des montres [sic] et autres créatures étranges qui figuraient sur les cartes antérieures.
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Text from Information Sign (English Translation)
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"LOWER ETHIOPIA" ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH CARTOGRAPHER NICOLAS SANSON, 1655
Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667) founded the first French firm of atlas and maps worthy of this name. He attempted to hide his ignorance of the geography of the interior of Africa by filling the unknown areas of the continent with several mountain ranges. Note the disappearance here of monsters and other strange creatures which featured on earlier maps.
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Condition of Item
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Good. There are some marks towards the right-hand side caused by glass reflections at time of photographing.
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