1780 Manuscript Map of Southern Africa

This is a one-of-a-kind late 18th century manuscript map of the southern part of Africa. The map was drawn based upon the map Africae Pars Meridionalis cum Promontorio Bonae Spei Accuratissime Delineato Opera... by Tobias Conrad Lotter, 1778. The map is drawn to show a rugged though not necessarily accurate coastline with the interior containing many mountainous regions with several rivers running between them. Throughout the map place names are provided in Dutch that relate to kingdoms, villages, and old forts, including 'Ruinen van een Portugusisch Fort' and 'Ruinen van het Hollands Fort,' on the Spiritu Santo and Marquis rivers.  The Many Kingdoms within the Map Many kingdoms are show in the map, some of which existed during the time the map was drawn and others previously fallen. The Kingdom of Mutapa existed from 1430 - 1760 in Zimbabwe and expanded to what is now Mozambique. The Kingdom of Matamba (1631–1744) appears on the map and was an African state located in what is now the