A hand-colored engraved map of the African continent titled "Geographical Map of AFRICA" by Matthäus Seutter. The map displays the entire continent and parts of Southern Europe and Western Asia. Various regions are demarcated with pastel washes of pink, yellow, green, and orange. The topography includes mountain ranges, rivers (notably the Nile), and coastal features. Major water bodies surrounding the continent are labeled, including the "Mediterranean Sea," "Western Ocean," "Ethiopian Sea," and "Eastern Ocean or Indian Sea." In the bottom-left corner is a large, decorative cartouche featuring an illustration of a native person riding an elephant, accompanied by a lion and a crocodile in the foreground. In the bottom-right corner, there is a set of scale bars within a framed box. The map is bordered by a grid showing degrees of latitude and longitude.

AFRICA

Geographical Map

in which both proper Names and more recent ones, where they were missing
or have been changed, have been applied.
By the work and at the expense of MATTHÄUS SEUTTER
Geographer and Engraver of the Sacred Caesarian Majesty, Augsburg.

With Grace and Privilege of the Sacred Roman Empire Vicar in the parts of the Rhine, Swabia, and Franconian Jurisdiction.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA
WESTERN OCEAN
SEA OF GUINEA
EQUATOR or EQUINOCTIAL LINE
ETHIOPIAN OCEAN
EASTERN OCEAN OR INDIAN SEA
ARABIAN SEA

REGIONS AND PEOPLES:
Barbary, Biledulgerid, Zara or Desert, Region of the Negroes, Guinea, Abyssinia, Zanguebar, Monomotapa, Cafraria, Island of Madagascar.