1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map Valencia Region of Spain & Mediterranean Sea Celestial Both Blaeu & Jansson based

Both Blaeu & Jansson based this map on Portuguese exploration

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Lake Victoria was first sighted by Europeans in 1858 when the British explorer John Hanning Speke reached its southern shore while traveling with Richard Francis Burton to explore central Africa and locate the great lakes

(11) Light age toning

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1628 Henricus Hondius Antique Map Valencia Region of Spain & Mediterranean Sea Celestial Both Blaeu & Jansson basedTitle : Regni Valentiae Typus Date : 1628 Size: 22 1 2in x 18 1 2in (570mm x 470mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 35640 Description: This beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of Valencia Region of Spain was published in the 1628 French edition of Mercator's atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius. These maps, published in the later editions of Mercators atlas, are derived from the original maps drawn and engraved by Gerald