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.
52cm x 40.5cm excluding mountboard, unframed.
R8,500.
(JHB)
