Strauss & co - 13 October 2014, Cape Town

189 582 DE LA ROCHETTE, L S The Dutch Colony of The Cape of Good Hope London, 1795 first edition The hand-coloured decorative and highly detailed map of Southern Africa and the Cape of Good Hope depicts the area from“Klipping Eyland”to “Caap Falso”. A cartouche in the top right corner depicts a cliff bearing the title with palms, huts and an elephant in the foreground. One key identifies points on the mainland, and the other the islands and bays. 49 by 32cm R2 500–3 500 LITERATURE Oscar I Norwich. (1983) Maps of Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town: AD Donker. Illustrated on page 295, Map 225. 583 Emanuel BOWEN A New & Accurate Map of the Southern Parts of Africa, containing Lower Guinea, Monoemugi, Zanguebar, the Empire of Monomotapa, Country of the Cafres and the Island of Madagascar London, 1747 first edition Depicts Southern Africa with reliefs shown pictorially. Includes geographic and ethnographic notes and an ornamental cartouche depicting lions, fruit, a farmstead with labourers and a bay. 37 by 45cm R2 000–3 000 LITERATURE Oscar I Norwich. (1983) Maps of Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town: AD Donker. Illustrated on page 235, Map 170. 584 Joan BLAEU Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior The hand-coloured map bears a large title piece with a cartouche of native huntsmen, monkeys and tortoises. Depicts Southern Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to the Congo on the left, and Mozambique on the right. 36,5 by 48cm R2 500–3 500 LITERATURE Grooten Atlas Volume 8, first edition and Norwich-Stone, Maps of Africa , pages 174/175, Map no 154. 585 Nicolas Janz VISSCHER II Carte de L’Afrique Meridionale ou Pays entre La Ligne & Le Cap de Bonne Esperance et L’Isle de Madagascar Amsterdam, 1730 first edition depicts Southern Africa with detailed information about the various settlements including the names of farmers. Bears three insets: “Elevation du port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Esperance,” “Plan du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Esperance” and in the right hand lower corner is an enlarged map of the Cape, but without a caption. 51,5 by 58,5cm R4 000–6 000 586 after Peter KOLBEN A Map of the Country of the Hottentots, towards the Cape of Good Hope Netherlands, circa 1750 first edition The hand-coloured map depicts Southern Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to The Namaquas and The Odiquas. “This map is taken partly from that in the English and partly from that in the French edition, in which latter Endless-River, the Hot Bath at Black Hill & other things are omitted”. 24 by 36cm R1 000–1 500 587-590 No lots Maps