Antique maps, authentic I dont sell facsimiles or copies Morocco, Marrakech Dapper/Van Meurs, 1676, Het Koninklyk Hof met een gedeelte der Stadt Marokko / The Roijall Palace with a parte of y.e Citij M. Cartographer / Cartografo Olfert Dapper / Jacob van Meurs Title / Título Het Koninklyk Hof met een gedeelte der Stadt Marokko / The Roijall Palace with a parte of y.e Citij M. Year / Año 1676 Size / Tamaño Image 27x34,5cm, sheet 31,5x38,5cm Description / Descripcion Lovely large panoramic view of the city of Marrakech with many animals and people on the foreground. With index in Dutch (upper left) and English (upper right). Published in the 1676 improved and most complete edition of Olfert Dappers "Naukeurige Beschrijvingen der Afrikaensche gewesten en Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden", popularly known as Description of Africa. Central to the view is the great tower of the royal palace, which the description says was wide enough to allow the King to ride on horseback to the top. Other principal buildings and details of the city are labelled with an alphanumeric key in Dutch and English. In the distance, the Atlas mountains can be seen, while the foreground features numerous travellers and merchants in camel caravans, and a group of servants/slaves collecting water from a well. Olfert Dapper?s ?Description of Africa? was an ethnographic book which offered a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-seventeenth century. Despite the work being regarded as one of the most important and detailed seventeenth-century publications on Africa, Dapper himself never actually visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. The ?Description of Africa? was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam Condition / Estado Very good condition. Clear print, wide margins. Central fold, as published. Reverse side blank. Some small repairs/reinforcements in the area of the central fold with very minimal impact on the image. Remarks / Comentarios Please read the part about the condition of the map and study the pictures carefully before buying. I sell original maps, often several centuries old, and they therefore will have signs of age and use. Por favor, estudie atentamente las fotos y el texto para conocer el estado del mapa antes de adquirirlo. Se trata de un mapa original que tiene unos siglos de antigüedad, razon por la que presenta ciertas marcas de uso. Payment and shipment / Pago y envío Payment / Pago With bank transfer to bank account or with PayPal (the seller prefers a bank transfer). Pago por transferencia bancaria o con PayPal (el vendedor prefiere transferencia). Shipment / Envío In case you choose to have the item shipped without certified/insured mail, the seller will not be responsible for safe arrival of the shipment. If needed, a proof of shipment can be provided. En caso de que usted no elija correo certificado, el vendedor no se hara responsable si su paquete no llega bien. Si lo desea, recibira un comprobante de envío. Return policy / devolucion In case you do not like the map, you can return it to the seller within 10 days after receiving it. You are responsible for the costs for return shipment/insurance. You will receive a full refund of the purchase amount (excl. shipping costs) after the seller has the map. En caso de que al final no le guste el mapa, puede devolverlo en un plazo de 10 días tras recibirlo. Los gastos de envío (certificado) corren de su cargo. Cuando el vendedor reciba el mapa, le sera devuelto el importe completo de la compra (excluidos los gastos de envío). SHIPMENT CAN BE COMBINED PUEDEN MANDARSE VARIOS MAPAS EN UN SOLO ENVÍO 24 34 BQ