Cape Verde Islands
By COLOM, Jacob Aertsz , 1668
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Pascaert vande Soute Eylanden, ofte Ilhas de Cabo Verde

Africa Western Africa
  • Author: COLOM, Jacob Aertsz
  • Publication place: Amsterdam
  • Publisher: Printed By himselfe dwellinge on the Corne-market in the Fyrie-Colom, with Priviledge
  • Publication date: 1668
  • Physical description: Engraved map in fine original outline hand-colour
  • Inventory reference: 3936

Notes

A chart of the Cape Verde Islands. First colonised in the fifteenth century, they were a crucial stopping point in the Atlantic crossing and were used by slaving and bullion fleets.

Bibliography

  1. Not recorded in Koeman but c.f. Koeman J. Col 6A for a list of the charts.
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