Africa 1770 Vaugondy decorative Mts. of Moon fine old vintage antique map India with original hand typeset printed

with original hand typeset printed text below the image and on verso

Sahara Desert

Zuyder Sea

Issued on period paper which now shows typical mostly gentle signs of age- perhaps some toning

Africa 1770 Vaugondy decorative Mts. of Moon fine old vintage antique map India with original hand typeset printedL'Afrique (Africa, Madagascar, Sahara Desert, Kingdom of Benin, Abyssinia, Mountains of the Moon, Egypt, Nile River) Issued ca. 1770, Paris, by S. Robert de Vaugondy Engraved by E. Dussy Fine and uncommon old map with original outline hand color. Decorative strapwork cartouche at top right. Themythical Mountains of the Moon is named and shown within the center as well as various other erroneous topographical features. A picture is worth a thousand