Aethiopia Superior vel Interior - Original Map 1644 Blaeu - Prester John Kingdom map -Printed in Sydney : edited

-Printed in Sydney : edited

the ships of which are here alluded to

Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan Priest in Venice

-On old paper with some mild toning and scattered marks

This is an early book by Nishikawa Sukenobu entitled Ehon Makuzugahara – “The book of Makuzugahara” (a place in Kyoto)

Aethiopia Superior vel Interior - Original Map 1644 Blaeu - Prester John Kingdom map -Printed in Sydney : editedAethiopia Superior nel interior, vulgo Abbisinorum sive Presbiteri Ioannis Imperium William Blaeu 1644 22 x 17. 5 inches Very good condition Modern colour Beautiful and important early map of East Africa with the fabled kingdom of Prester John. The map is nicely embellished with engravings of Elephants and Ostriches.