1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Religion Francis Drake in 1578 and

Francis Drake in 1578 and a Dutch VOC expedition in 1616 learned more about the geography

from *bratu-spantion

Plate size: - 6 1/2in x 5in (165mm x 127 mm)

but was beaten to the claim by a competing explorer

1765 Emmanuel Bowen Very Large Antique Map of Africa Religion Francis Drake in 1578 andTitle : Africa Performed by the Sr D Anville under the Patronage of the Duke of Orleansrevised and improved by Mr Bolton E Bowen Date : 1765 Size: 47in x 41in (1. 20m x 1. 04m) Ref #: 40910 1 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This very large 4 sheet original copper plate engraved antique map of Africa by Solomon Bolton after the French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D Anville, was engraved by Emmanuel Bowen and published in the 1765