This is an extraordinarily detailed French nautical map of the Atlantic Ocean between Brazil and Africa, 1737. This map is essentially showing the circular trade route (circular wind pattern) that allowed sailing ships to pick-up slaves in Africa, deliver them to Brazil and then pick-up sugar to deliver in Europe. Brazil had the largest slave population in the New World.

This is a large and extraordinarily detailed map of the Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope, 1795.

This is beautifully detailed city map of Mediterranean, 1817. Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings in insets. Insets: Bay & roads of Marseilles -- The harbour of Genoa -- Plan of the rock and bay of Gibraltar : shewing the position of the combined fleet and attack of the battering ships in 1782 -- Gulf of Smyrna -- Attack on Algiers by the fleet under the command of Adml. Lord Exmouth, Augst. 27th, 1816 -- Sketch of watering place of Algeziras -- Leghorn Road.

This large wall map shows North Africa and the Mediterranean in extraordinary detail, 1875.

Very Large wall map of Africa, Shows boundaries, rivers, forests and principal settlements, with tents symbolizing areas inhabited by nomads, and notes. Incredible quality, see the detailed excerpt below.