Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 13 October 2014
Cape & Colonial Silver & Furniture, International & South African Art Day Sale
About this Item
L S De La Rochette
The Dutch Colony of The Cape of Good Hope
London, 1795
second 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 excluding frame
Literature
Oscar I Norwich. (1983) Maps of Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town: AD Donker. Illustrated on page 295, Map 225.
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