Bird's-eye view of the African city of Benin in Guinea. According to the key, which is printed in both French and Dutch, A denotes the queen's residence. B represents the wall surrounding the royal grounds, and C marks the entrance. The structures marked D are diverse palace buildings. The procession denoted by the letter F (should be E) suggests the "solemn depature of the king." The figure marked E (should be F) represents "his royalty on a horse." G denotes musicians playing for the king; H corresponds with "fools and dwarfs;" and the figures marked I tend to the king's tigers., Double-page plate in Pieter van der Aa's La galerie agreable du monde, où l'on voit et un grand nombre de cartes tres-exactes et de belles tailles-douces, les principaux empires, roiaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourgs et forteresses . . . (Le tout mis en ordre & executé à Leide, par Pierre vander Aa [1729?]), n.p., In the absence of pagination, 38 has been written next to the plate., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Date
[1729?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Gen Gal v 60-62 1729.F n.p. (38), https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2945
Bird's-eye view of the city of Lovango in Central Africa. According to the key, which is printed in both French and Dutch, A denotes the king's palace; B represents another court residence; C is the watch-tower; D is the wine cellar; E is the king's dining room; and F is a space for receiving the public. G marks the king's garden, while H denotes the ladies' garden. In the left foreground, Africans worship two divinities, which are marked I and K. A group of worshipers has congregated around I. Wearing feathered head-dresses, the worshipers dance and wave small flags. Kneeling in front of the divinity marked K, a solitary figure offers prayers. Behind him, four men smoke long pipes. L is the road on which criminals were dragged away., Double-page plate in Pieter van der Aa's La galerie agreable du monde, où l'on voit et un grand nombre de cartes tres-exactes et de belles tailles-douces, les principaux empires, roiaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourgs et forteresses . . . (Le tout mis en ordre & executé à Leide, par Pierre vander Aa [1729?]), n.p., In the absence of pagination, 47 has been written next to the plate., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Date
[1729?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Gen Gal v 60-62 1729.F n.p. (47), https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2947
