Map of Africa - Wells 1700

Map of Africa - Wells 1700Wellss Map of Africa (1700) Title: A New Map of Africk Shewing its Present General Divisions, Chief Cities or Towns, Rivers, Mountains & c. Cartographer: Edward Wells Origin: Oxford London, United Kingdom Date: 1700 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: Geography for a Future King This map tells a story of royal education and the "Age of Enlightenment." Edward Wells, a mathematician and geographer at Oxford,

Engraver: George Aikman

Heraldry & Monograms: The top corners feature the iconic monograms of the VOC and WIC

features a large decorative title cartouche

the man who revolutionized navigation with the "Mercator Projection

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Universalis Tabula Iuxta Ptolemaeum

Cliviensis

showing a fleet of Dutch East India Company (VOC) ships anchored in the foreground

Government House: The first colonial residence built for the Governor is visible atop the hill

these territories were of immense political importance

Life on the Silk Road: The foreground of the central view features a traveling caravan with camels and merchants

Nautical Precision: Characteristic of Bellin’s hydrographic work