Map of Africa by Robert de Vaugondy

Published in Paris. c. 1778 

Hand-colored copperplate engraving. By Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766). Several Khoi San territories are depicted, such as those that end in “...quas”. The port of Ophir is mentioned in the Bible as the region where King Solomon’s gold came from. Many Portuguese-named coastal points are depicted. 

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