Algeria, Jijel Dapper/Van Meurs, 1686, La Ville Gegery / De Stadt Gigeri

The view shows the city of Gigeri, [modern-day Jijel], Algeria; ships and galleys are in the foreground. Under the Ottomans, the city of Jijel became an important port for pirate activity. It was home to many renowned corsairs, including the Barbarossa brothers, who were active there from 1514, fighting the Spanish Christians who had invaded parts of Algeria. The city also welcomed many refugees expelled from Spain because of their Muslim faith.

With index in Dutch (top left) and French (top right). Published in the 1686 French edition of Olfert Dapper's "Naukeurige Beschrijvingen der Afrikaensche gewesten en Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden," popularly known as "Description de l'Afrique."

Olfert Dapper's "Description of Africa" ​​was an ethnographic book that offered a detailed description of the parts of Africa known to Europeans in the mid-17th century. Although the work is considered one of the most important and detailed publications of the 17th century on Africa, Dapper himself never actually visited the continent. Instead, he relied on the reports of Jesuit missionaries and Dutch explorers. "Description of Africa" ​​was first published in 1668 by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam.

Excellent condition

Image 21,5x31cm, page 35x41cm