{"title":"Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurated collection of maps containing Africa or specific regions of Africa\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"map-of-barbary","title":"Abraham Ortelius Barbariae Et Biledulgerid Nova Descriptio Published 1570","description":"\u003cp\u003eNice full-color  example of Ortelius's map of coastal North Africa and the Mediterranean, from his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheatrum Orbis Terrarum\u003c\/em\u003e, the first modern atlas of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map extends from Morocco and the Sahara to Libya and shows most of the Mediterranean, including the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy, along with the Canaries off the coast of Africa. Detail in central Africa is largely down to myth and legend, with a number of cities shown, many rivers and lakes, and even copious notes. Some of these cities, although incorrectly placed, are not completely fictional. Guargala, described as a \"\u003cem\u003ecity elegantly built\u003c\/em\u003e,\" is now known as Ouargla and is one of the largest cities in the Algerian portion of the Sahara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is decorative, with simple stylistic tendencies commonplace in Ortelius's early maps. In the Mediterranean, a majestic sea monster is seen, a dolphin hybrid is off the coast of Lisbon, and a large ship is found under the text reading Golfo de las Yeguas. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe interior is filled with mythical lakes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrtelius based his map on one published by an anonymous mapmaker in Venice in 1560, which itself was based on Gastaldi's 1556 map of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSubject: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMediterranean Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCreator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Ortelius, Abraham \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eColor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Hand Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e 20.25 x 13.5 inches (print within frame);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e 30.25 x 24 inches (framed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSource:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Theatrum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abraham Ortelius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42581486927960,"sku":"","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/1954\/9272\/files\/Screenshot2025-01-21at10.32.03AM.png?v=1737484351"}],"url":"https:\/\/salishseacharts.org\/collections\/africa.oembed","provider":"Salish Sea Charts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}