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Stock# 102840
Description
Detailed map of North Africa, published in Venice by Santini.
The map showcases the northern regions with significant detail, as well as a large void in the still thinly explored Sahara and sub-Saharan Africa.
Paolo Santini Biography
Paolo Santini (1729-1793) was an Venetian engraver known especially for his religious prints and fine cartographic engravings. He published in Venice and may have a been a member of the clergy. In his maps, he largely adopted and adapted the work of his French counterparts, especially the brothers de Vaugondy.
![Fessae, et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberr. describebat Abrah. Ortelius. 1595 [with large inset of West Africa]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/95634.jpg)
![Questo e Il vero disegno de Tunis con gran parte de lafrica tratto da un disegno fatto al tempo che Il Serenissimo Imperator Carlo V lo prese lan[n]o 1535 co[n] le distancie delle terre piu Jmportante.](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/61570sb.jpg)
