Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Very good. Even overall toning. Light soiling. Blank on verso. Size 10 x 12.75 Inches. This is a 1686 Olfert Dapper view of Tangier. Depicted from the Mediterranean, the appears to ascend the mountains along the Moroccan coastline, with walls surrounding it for added protection. Several buildings are individually rendered, while others blend in with the rest of the city. Several large ocean-going vessels are illustrated in the Mediterranean, traversing what is today known as the Strait of Gibraltar. The only location labeled throughout the city is the Governor's House, which is situated on the left side of the view. This view was produced by Olfert Dapper and published by in the French edition of Description of Africa entitled Description de L'Afrique and published in 1686.

Seller Inventory # Tangier-dapper-1686

Bibliographic details

Title
Tanger.
Author
1686 Dapper View of Tangier, Morocco
Publication year
1686
Seller catalogs
AFRICA-MAPS

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.

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