Maps, Artifacts, Prints
‘n Kaart van Tafelberg –
Text: Afrikaans. Brochure/map distributed by the Cape Peninsula Firefighting Committee. Beautiful colour contour map of Table Mountain. Printed text in black and red ink. 41cm x 46.7cm. Vintage advert of ‘Bokkie with tear’ on rear panel. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Light card stock Date Published: Circa 1954 Publication Place: Kaapstad Condition: Good Binding: Softcover. Light…
Africa Vetus – Sanson, Nicolas
‘This map of 1667 has a simple wreath cartouche in the top right corner. The shape of the African continent is a little strange, with numerous coastal inlets. The rivers are distinct and noticeable and only the very large ones are named. No places, bays or rivers are named south of the Tropic of Capricorn,…
Cimbebas et Caffariae Littora a Catenbela ad Promontorium Bonae Spei – de Wit, Frederick
Pascaert van Cimbebas en Caffrares Streckende van Catembela tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca A sea chart with the African coastline drawn at the top of the chart with south oriented to the right. The southwestern coastline is covered including the Cape of Good Hope. The large title cartouche is a great compendium of Africa featuring…
Africae Accurata Tabula ex Officina – Visscher, Nicolas
A map of the continent of Africa filled with details of mythical towns, rivers, and mountains, which continues to reflect the Ptolemaic view of Africa. To prepare this map, Visscher used Willem Blaeu’s 1608 wall map of Africa. As in Blaeu’s map, Visscher depicts a common source for the Cuama and Spirito Santo Rivers of…
Watercolour of a Malayan Junk – Mun Sen, Yong
Watercolour on paper by well known Malayan artist Yong Mun Sen (1896 – 1962). Founder of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore. He is widely known as the Father of Malaysian Painting. Trained in the art of formal Chinese brush painting. He is known for this watercolour scenes. Signed and dated to the bottom left….
Watercolour of a Malayan Dwelling – Mun Sen, Yong
Watercolour on paper by well known Malayan artist Yong Mun Sen (1896 – 1962). Founder of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore. He is widely known as the Father of Malaysian Painting. Trained in the art of formal Chinese brush painting. He is known for this watercolour scenes. Signed and dated to the bottom left….