| Athanasius Kircher | |
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Amsterdam, 1665
Original copperplate printed map |
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The map shows a reprsentation of the Nile arising from a subterranean lake under the Mountains of the Moon. This information is taken from an account of the fountains of the Nile by a Jesuit explorer, Pedro Paez. Paez actually located the source for the Blue Nile river in the Abyssinian Highlands. Kircher mixes other fancifully depictions along with geography was that was assumed to be factual during this period. The map also shows the Rio del Spirito Santo, which was on numerous maps of this period, coursing parallel to the lower border of the cavern, entering the sea at a place called Bura mina de Oro - a place of Gold. Cartouche lower left, consists of an elaborate scrollwork surrounded by cherubs and angels cavorting in water. Kircher was a noted Jesuit theologian and author. This map is from Kircher's Mundus Subteranneus, with a collection of interesting maps that relate to underground sources for rivers. The upper right has the following binders instructions : Tomus 1. 72. Reference: Norwich Map # 156. Tooley. Maps of Africa. Page 64. Plate 49. Fine Condition. |
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