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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Empire du Monomotapa et etats Voisins
| Article ID | AF0422 |
| Artist | Bellin (1703-1772) |
| Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King and one of the most important French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. Bellin produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps, particularly reflecting continuing discoveries and political events in the Americas. | |
| Title | Empire du Monomotapa et etats Voisins |
| Year | ca. 1756 |
| Description | Map shows Mosambique with the cities Sofala, Maputo etc. From : Maps for Prevost's L'Histoire Générale des Voyages - 1747-61 |
| Before the great exploratory trips by the Europeans, Arabs had ruled the coast off Africa for centuries. They traded between Africa, the Orient and India in gold, ivory and African slaves. The first Portuguese to land in Sofala in 1497 was Pedro da Covilhã, who was commissioned by the Portuguese king to explore the sea route from Arabia to East Africa. In 1498 Vasco da Gama reached Mozambique on the way to India: On the island of Mozambique he met Sheikh Moussa Ben Mbiki, from whom the name Mozambique is derived. The Portuguese then seized these trading centers and penetrated inland along the Zambezi in search of gold. For centuries the Portuguese were content with trading slaves and cared little about the population. Their rule lasted into the 20th century, and living conditions in the colonies deteriorated considerably as a result of forced labor, exploitative employment contracts and reckless treatment. Until 1898, the city of Ilha de Moçambique was the country's capital. She also gave the country its name. | |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Dimensions (cm) | 20 x 26,5 |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
18.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )