Maps of Africa and Ethiopia from volume IX of Blaeu's monumental Atlas Major. This highly-prized work boasted decorative maps adorned with ethnographic details and urban plans, as well as images of exotic fauna.
Citation: Atlas Major, sive Cosmographia Blaviana (Amsterdam, 1662). Marsh's Library Exhibits ‘Mapping History’ curated by Annaleigh Margey, Jason McElligott and Sue Hemmens with Armagh Robinson Library; Held by Marsh's Library (IE-DuMAL); accessed September 8, 2024, https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi2/exhibits/show/maps/item/490