Two ancient maps of North Africa, Europe, 16th - 17th century Engravings enhanced with colors. The first one, titled "Statuum Marocca Norum", representing the different regions of Morocco as well as the Canary Islands and Madeira. In the lower part, two captioned views of Moroccan cities, Marrakech on the left and Meknes on the right. Double page paper under frame. Johann Christoph Homann, Nuremberg, 1728; the second, titled "Barbariae et Biledulgerid Nova Descriptio", representing the North African coast from Morocco to Egypt, Abraham Ortelius, Antwerp, 1579. 50 x 58 cm and 33,4 x 50,4 cm Freckles, light stains and crease, central fold. Johann Christoph Homann (1703-1730) was the son of the famous German engraver Johann Baptist Homann who was imperial geographer of the Holy Roman Empire. He founded his cartographic publishing house in Nuremberg in 1602 and it soon became one of the most important in Germany. The family business was taken over by his son Johann Christoph after his death in 1724 and continued until 1848. Two Old Engraved Maps of North Africa, Europe, 16th - 17th century