Africa.- Blaeu (Willem Jansz.) Africae nova descriptio, early map of Africa, in the second state with his name listed as "Guiljelmo Blaeuw", featuring numerous elephants, lions and other animals on the continent, sailing ships and sea monsters feature throughout the seas, and the sheet is further decorated with nine vignette city plans and views in the upper margin, including Tangiers, Ceuta, Algiers, Tunis, Alexandria, Cairo, the island of Mozambique, the St. George mine in Guinea, and the Canary Islands, borders with 10 double costume figures, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper without watermark, platemark, 410 x 555 mm (16 1/8 x 21 3/4 in), French text verso, some browning and toning, particularly in the margins just outside the platemark, unframed, [circa 1630 or slightly later]