R4,200
Francois Valentyn - NIEUWE KAART VAN CAAP DER GOEDE HOOP
Amsterdam: J van Braam & G onder de Linden, [1724-26]
Copperplate engraving, uncoloured, 3 vertical and 1 horizontal folds as issued, evenly tanned, white foxing patch next to Saldanha, "No 43" in upper right corner, very narrow 20cm strip of paper loss in margin along right edge; verso: damp marks along edge and white foxing
from Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien, vol.5
44 by 55,5cm
Valentyn travelled to Batavia in 1658 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company. This map of the Cape of Good Hope is fairly accurate and an important feature is the inset of the Cape Peninsula with the names of farms and their owners. This provides valuable historical information about the expansion of the Cape before the retirement of governor Simon van der Stel.
LITERATURE
Cartwright, Maps of the South Western Cape of Good Hope, #3
Norwich #214
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