John Ogilby, Africa (London, 1670) Encounters and Empires flying the Blue Peter

flying the Blue Peter

as agreed in Pinckney’s Treaty

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The map opened the area to settlement from the east and defined the western limits of the American colonies

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John Ogilby, Africa (London, 1670) Encounters and Empires flying the Blue PeterJohn Ogilbys Africa (1670) is one of the most ambitious English language compilations on the continent in the seventeenth century. Drawing on Dutch and Portuguese sources, it presents geography, coastal descriptions, and illustrated views that reflect both the eras curiosity and the limitations of European knowledge at the time. With extensive engraved maps and plates, the volume is a landmark of early modern book production and geographic literature.