Tripolis, Libya.

Dapper, Olfert. The City of Tripolis. " De Stadt Tripolis. La Ville de Tripoli." Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page view of Tripolis, Libya from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
The view shows the port of Tripolis, capital of Libya with ships engaged in battle to the foreground. Title on decorative banner to sky. Dark impression; light toning; a few spots to image one darker to left sky; old ink number to upper margin.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 270 by 352mm (10¾ by 13¾ inches).    €200

Algiers.

Dapper, Olfert. Algiers. " De Stadt Algier La Ville D'Alger." Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page view of Algiers, from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
The view shows the port of Algiers, with ships to the foreground. key to both upper corners in Dutch & French, identifying significant landmarks; title on decorative banner to sky. Dark impression; light toning; spotted, worse to margins, particularly upper right [ could be washed]; old ink number to upper margin.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 265 by 357mm (10½ by 14 inches).    €200

Tunis,

Dapper, Olfert. Tunis. " Thunis." Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page view of Tunis, from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
The view shows the port of Tunis, with ships to the foreground. Key to both upper corners in Dutch & French, identifying significant landmarks; title on decorative banner to sky. Dark impression; light toning; Some spotting mainly to blank margins; old ink number to upper margin; crease to centre fold with splits repaired to verso ; short tear to right blank margin on crease, repaired to verso.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 266 by 346mm (10½ by 13½ inches).    €150

Tangier, Morocco.

Dapper, Olfert. Tangier. "Tanger" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page view of Tangier, Morocco, from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
The view shows the port of Tangier enclosed by the city walls, with ships to the foreground; the Governor's house is identified. Title on decorative banner to sky. Dark impression; light toning; occasional spotting; old ink number to upper margin.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 245 by 317mm (9¾ by 12½ inches).    €200

Cabo Verde, The Cape Verde Islands.

Dapper, Olfert. The Islands of Cape Verde. "Insulæ Promontorii Viridis, Hhispanis Issas de Cabo Verde, BelgisDe Soute Eylanden." Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page map of the cape Verde Islands, from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
Decorative title cartouche and scale; compass rose to sea. Dark impression; light toning; slight offsetting; occasional spotting mainly to blank margins, a few to image, one to lower right corner and another to title with a third near scale; old ink number to upper margin; chips to lower side edges far from image.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 283 by 317mm (11¼ by 12½ inches).    €250

West Africa.

Haas, Matthias after d'Anville, and Johan Baptist Homann. La Guinea de meme que la plus grande Partie du Pays du Negres apelles pour les Geographes moderne Ethiopie Inferieure... /Guinea Itself, as Well as the Greatest Portion of Nigritia or the Land of the Blacks, the One Called Ethiopia Inferior by Modern Geographers, the Other Southern Ethiopia "Gvinea propia, nec non Nigritiæ vel Terræ Nigrorvm maxima pars: geographis hodiernis dicta utraq[ue] Æthiopia inferior, & hujus quidem pars australis" Nuremberg Homann Heirs 1743
Copper engraved map of West Africa by Matthias Haas after d'Anville and Johann Bapt. Homann for the Homannn Heirs. Original colour, verso blank.
The map shows western Africa from the territory of present-day Gabon in the south to Niger, Mali, and Mauritania in the north; with much detail included in the coastal areas, although most of the interior is empty. Title in Latin and French to upper margin and a key to vignette to lower margin
Large vignette to lower left showing an African village engaged in the ivory trade, with the milage scales engraved on tusks

Ancient geographers referred to the whole of Africa as "Aethiopia," a name that, from the 15th century onward, gave way to the term Nigritia to designate the interior of the continent. Good impression; light soiling and toning to blank margins;Dampstain to edge of upper margin; old ink number to verso.
575 by 590mm (22¾ by 23¼ inches) to plate mark.    €400

The Kingdoms of Morocco with prospects of the Imperial cities of Marrakesh & Meknes.

Homann, Johann Baptist Morocco. the kingdoms of Fes, Morocco, Tafilalet and Sijilmasa . "STATUUM MAROCCA NORUM. REGNORUM NEMPE FESSANI, MAROCCANI, TAFILETANI ET SEGELOMESSANI secundum suas provincias accurate divisorum..." Nuremberg Homann, Johann Baptist 1728
Copper engraved map of Moroccoc by Johann Bapt. Homann from his "Grosser Atlas" . Original colour, verso blank.
The map shows the ancient Kingdoms of Fes, Morocco, Tafilalet and Sijilmasa, with two views below of the imperial cities of Marrakesh and Meknes.
The Canary Islands are shown and also a small inset map of the Madeira Arhipelago
Decorative title cartouche with merchants and wild animals including a magnificent lion and strange serpent; with a vignette [somewhat faded ] of a sea battle off Tangier
the two views include keys to the important edifices of the cities

Meknes / Mequinetz was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), before it was relocated to Marrakech. Fair impression, some what light to cartouche & vignette, prospects could be darker ; light soiling to blank margins; old tape to lower centrefold in blank margin causing discolouration [not entering image].
492 by 574mm (19¼ by 22½ inches).    €650

The City of Algiers.

Juan López Algiers. "Vista de la cuidad de Argel, con todas sus fortifacaciones." Madrid D Juan López 1783
Copper engraved view of Algiers, by Juan López, original outline colour to sea; verso blank.
Detailed descriptive key below. Good impression, some slight creasing.
215 by 275mm (8½ by 10¾ inches).    €350

Source of the Nile & Abyssinia

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Sources du Nil'" & " Empire des Abissins comme il est presentement". Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
2 Copper engraved maps showing the source of the Nile, 1 detailed focusing on Dambea and the other more general. from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. , 2 plates; text to versos. Dark impression.
155 by 105mm (6 by 4¼ inches) Nile. 150x104mm Abyssinia.    €65

Tripoli, Libya; . Barbary Coast.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Tripoli" "Plan de Tripoli Barbarie" &" Tripoli de Barbarie"; "Habitants de Barbarie"; " Barbarie". Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Tripoli, Libya, with a town plan above, [2 on 1 plate] + map of Barbary Coast, North Africa [4 on 1 plate] with an illustration of the costume of the inhabitants from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. 3 plates, text to versos.
A decorative view of Tripoli with the town plan set on a banner above. Dark impressions. the map appears to have been pasted over the same map, at the time of publication, perhaps there was a mistake on the previous plate ? Slight show through from lower map.
145 by 107mm (5¾ by 4¼ inches)view. 156x106mm, map. 157x104mm costume    €50