De Bry - "A map of the island of Madagascar" - 1599 - Africa"The Island of Madagascar (St Laurence)" Original Copperplate Engraving from 1599 Johan Theodore De Bry Image 14x10cm Page 29x19cm Good condition the image has been professionally restored with restoration of the lateral margins on both sides of the image Verso blank This original engraving comes from part 3 of the De Bry's Petits Voyages. Alongside a description of the Arctic by barents, this part described Linschoten's voyage to India. This is plate
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"The Island of Madagascar (St Laurence)"
-Original Copperplate Engraving from 1599
-Johan Theodore De Bry
-Image 14x10cm
-Page 29x19cm
-Good condition - the image has been professionally restored with restoration of the lateral margins on both sides of the image
-Verso blank
This original engraving comes from part 3 of the De Bry's Petits Voyages. Alongside a description of the Arctic by barents, this part described Linschoten's voyage to India.
This is plate 8 from the work: "The Island of Madagascar (St Laurence)". The text reads:
"Madagascar is drawn here, with its sands and rocky cliffs: “A” is the place where we first anchored, “B” Is the island where many of the Dutch sailors were buried, “C” a fresh-water lake, “D” a stream of fresh-water, “E” the Dutch trench, “F” the corner of the port of St August, “G” A small island to the south, “H” The island of Santa Maria, “I” A convenient cove of Santa Maria, “K” The most important village of the island, “L” & “M” The two arms of the river, “N” A rock on the west side of the Island, “P” A small island in the cove for fresh water, “Q”, A stream, “R”, The village of St Angela, “S” The village of Spakenburg, “T” The village in the north, “V” The village where we first anchored, “X” Where we first manoeuvred, “Y” & “Z” Two other villages."
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De Bry - "A map of the island of Madagascar" - 1599 - Africa