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View of Elmina from the sea

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View of Elmina from the sea

Vingboons, Johannes

View of Elmina from the sea.

Vertoon van t' Casteel, St. Georgio Della / Myna, en denBerg San Iaco, Uyt der zee aen te sien. / Aen't Casteel Staet In steen gehouwen dese navolgende Woorden El Re Dom Yo??o Segundo de Portugal, mandeufazer, ista Fortaleza, Anno Do. 1482.

The plate is taken from the Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas. [THIS MAP DOES NOT MATCH THE DESCRIPTION. THIS IS E30997C.JPG, THE CORRECT PLATE IS E30979C.JPG!!]

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Sources and literature

Krogt, Peter van der, The Atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem: of the Austrian National Library (2005)