Maps of the Malagasy Republic-Madagascar, earlier San Lorenzo.

Antique Maps of Madagascar

Enjoy these historical maps of Madagascar known earlier as the Island of San Lorenzo.

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"Isola Di Madagascar o sia di San Lorenzo di M. Bellin". Copper engraving by Bellin ca 1760.

This map is west-oriented (west is at the top). The heavier line on the left side is the Tropic of Capricorn.

Map has several folds to fit book size. Light creasing at bottom of map.

16.5 x 22.6 cm ( 6.5 x 8.9 ")

$ 190.00

Order Nr. MADAGASCAR1616

"Partie Meridionale D'Afrique ou se trouvent La Basse Guineée, La Cafrerie, Le Monomotapa, Le Monemugie, La Zanguebar et L'Isle de Madegascar." Copper engraving by Nicolas de Fer, ca 1700.

Map shows South Africa reaching as far north as the Island of St. Thomas in the upper left. In the lower left is the island Tristan de Cunha. The names of many of the indigenous peoples are given in ther respective areas on the map.

Map has a few minimal scattered spots, mostly in the margins. Otherwise the general condition is Almost Very good.

21.2 x 31.6 cm ( 12.2 x 12.4 ")

$ 400.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1624

Bourbon Island

Ile. Bourbon

Copper etching from "Descrption de L'Univers" by Allain Mallet.
This map is from the German edition published in 1719.
Map has a few minimal light, brown spots. There is one ink spot
at the bottom of the map from the time of printing.

14 x 9.7 cm ( 5.5 x 3.8 ")

$ 175.00

Order Nr. INDIA1689

"Descrittione Dell'Isola Di San Lorenzo".Copper etching from "L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo" (The most famous islands of the world by Thomas Porcacchi (1530 - 1585) and engraved by Girolamo Porro. The first edition of this work was published in Venice in 1572. This is from the second edition, 1620.

The map at the bottom is an enlargement from the page shown above.This somewhat northeast-oriented map of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) shows lots of topographical detail, including many small islands. Notice the two sea monsters. A second page of text (Italian) is included with history and geography of the island.

The map image is clean. The map page has water stains in the two left corners not affecting text. The same spots are on the text page in the two right corners. Both pages have a repaired worm track in margin. Light toning and minimal spotting in text. Condition is Almost Very Good.

Page size: 27.7 x 19.8 cm ( 10.9 x 7.8 ")
Map size: 10.2 x 14.2 cm ( 4 x 5.6 ")

$ 280.00

Order Nr. 1651

"Carte Générale Des Ilses don les figures ci dessus offrent un plus ample détail". Copper etching by Rigobert Bonne (1729-1795) for "Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre" by Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal (1713-1796). Published 1780 in Geneva. Modern hand coloring.

In the upper left is the Isles of Bourbon (now Réunion), famous for its vanila. In the center is the Isle de France and on the right is Isle Rodrigue (Rodriquez). At the bottom are the three islands shown in position east of Madagascar.

Map has vertical fold with some light creases. Outer margin edges have light browning. Two small repaired tears in upper left margin corner. Small pieces missing on left margin corners. Some fraying on edges. Overall codition of map image is Good.

21 x 31.7 cm ( 8.2 x 12.4 ")

$ 290.00

Order Nr. AF1617

"Isola di Madagascar o Isola di S. Lorenzo". Copper etching by Bellin, cated 1747. italian edition. Modern hand coloring.

A nice map of Madagascar that shows the major settlements as well as many topographical details. The light brown area along the northwest coast is a shallow area. The horizontal red line near the bottom is the Tropic of Capricorn.

Map has folds to fit book size. Left margin has been added. Overall condition is Almost Very Good.

28.3 x 22.5 cm ( 11.1 x 8.8 ")

$ 240.00

Order Nr. 1653 SOLD