John Ogilby, Africa (London, 1670) Encounters and Empires José Custodio de Sá e

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George Heming Mason (British

flying the Blue Peter

The map opened the area to settlement from the east and defined the western limits of the American colonies

John Ogilby, Africa (London, 1670) Encounters and Empires José Custodio de Sá eJohn Ogilbys Africa (1670) is one of the most ambitious English language compilations on the continent in the seventeenth century. Drawing on Dutch and Portuguese sources, it presents geography, coastal descriptions, and illustrated views that reflect both the eras curiosity and the limitations of European knowledge at the time. With extensive engraved maps and plates, the volume is a landmark of early modern book production and geographic literature.