Dapper’s Map of Madagascar Printed Area Measurement_32.5 x 40 cm The plans were divided between

The plans were divided between two thick A5 folders and a booklet: our folder

This version of the map is not listed on Worldcat but the revised edition is

Contemporary tree calf with Greek key pattern border tooled in gilt on the covers

evidently licensing the map for distribution by colportage

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Dapper’s Map of Madagascar Printed Area Measurement_32.5 x 40 cm The plans were divided betweenInsula S. Laurentii, vulgo Madagascar The name 'Isle of St Laurence' was given by the Portuguese, who landed on Madagascar on St Laurence's day (February 2nd) 1506. They were the first Europeans to arrive, although Arab traders had been visiting since at least the ninth century. As can be seen on the map, in the seventeenth century the interior remained relatively unexplored and most of the known settlements were on the East coast. The cartography