Mercator Africa

Gerard Mercator
Africa Ex magna orbis terre descriptione...
Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1609. 380 x 470mm. Coloured.
£1,600
Prepared by Gerard Mercator Junior for the posthumous third volume of his grandfather's atlas, this example comes from the first French edition. The title is within a superb strapwork cartouche. MERC0001