RENNEVILLE SCARCE MAP OF MADAGASCAR

MADAGASCAR INSULA S. LAURINTII

£135

Rare map of Madagascar titled 'Insula S. Laurintii'. Antique map of Madagascar, with four smaller inset maps.

From the French reissue of the account of early Dutch voyages first published in 1608 by Commelin. The French translation was carried out by René Augustin Constantin de Renneville, entitled : Recueil des voiages qui ont servi à l'établissement & aux progrès de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales formée dans les Provinces-Unies des Païs-Bas. .

From volume one, the second part describes the first Dutch voyage by way of the Cape of Good Hope under the command of Houtman (1595-96).

Excellent hand colour

Very good condition.