Map of Ethiopia & Abyssinia c.1640
By Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638), Amsterdam.
Translation of cartouche text: Upper or Central Ethiopia, in the vernacular "The Empire of the Abyssinians or Prester John". Prester John is a mythical Christian King thought to have lived in East Africa.
520mm x 405mm excluding mountboard (unframed)
R8,500
