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Map of southwestern Africa with Table Mountain

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Map of southwestern Africa with Table Mountain

Florisz., Balthasar

A map showing part of Africa which carries the text Africae Pars; On either side a cartouche with scrolled edges and to the left a coat of arms with below it an inscription in Latin and to the right a coat of arms with a diagonal stripe and a Latin text. The chart features a compass with north pointing right. People, buck and huts are shown on the land, alongside the caption: Tafelb.. Several beasts, a canoe and a three-master are shown in the sea. Other references on the chart include: Oceanus, C. de Bonesper.

According to the index in 'Begin ende Voortgang', the title reads: Afteeckeninge van de Tafel-Bay.

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Sources and literature

Commelin, Isaac, Begin ende Voortgangh / van de Vereenighde Nederlandsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie: Vervatende De Voornaemste Reysen / by de Inwoonderen derselver Provincien derwaerts gedaen. (1646)