Canary Islands, Madeira Dapper/Van Meurs, 1668, Insulae Canariae alias Fortunatae

A 17th century copper-engraved map (nautical chart) of the Canary Islands and Madeira, from the first edition of Olfert Dapper's ´Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten´, commonly known as the Description of Africa.

Olfert Dapper's "Description of Africa" was an ethnographic book that gave a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-17th century. Despite the fact that the work is considered one of the most important and detailed publications on Africa of the 17th century, Dapper himself never visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. The "Description of Africa" was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam.

Excellent condition

Image 25,5x34cm, sheet 31x35cm