The town was destroyed by the Vandals in the 5th century CE. In the early 16th century, many of the Moors (Spanish Muslims) expelled from Spain sought asylum in Algiers. The emir of Algiers appealed to two Turkish corsairs to expel the Spaniards from the Peñon, and one of the corsairs, Barbarossa (Khayr al-Dīn), seized Algiers in 1529, expelled the Spaniards, and placed Algiers under the authority of the Ottoman sultan.
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Kingdom of Fez – Antique Map by Sanson (1683). The map, originally published in1683 in. The Kingdom of Fez, located innorthern Morocco, was historically one of the two main divisions of the Moroccan Sultanate (the other being Marrakesh).
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The detailed world view captured in this map provides a historical perspective on the geopolitical landscape of the mid-20th century. Greece & the Aegean 1958. Spain and Portugal 1965. Italy 1961.
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Covers from just north of Lisbon north to Galicia and east as far as Valladolid, Spain. Title appears above the upper border of the map. Drawn by Rizzi-Zannoni around 1775 for issue as plate no. A 8 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of theAtlas Moderne.
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Antique map titled 'In Notitiam Ecclesiasticam Africae Tabula Geographica'. Sicily features a smoking Mount Etna. Published by Covens & Mortier. Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling.
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This map is a good example of their work. Reiner and Josua Ottens, (Amsterdam), 1740. The map also includes a large inset in the lower left of the Bay of Alger (El-Jazir). Two decorative compass roses in the sea are attached by rhumblines.
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(A) 8" 1/2 x 5" Card with printed map of Northern Africa (Morocco) areas where the Rif War was taken place. Fez, le 1er Juilliet, 1925. Colombat.". Condition: Excellent - (Paper remnants on back from unmounting).
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In 1492 and 1502 Oran received colonies of Spanish Muslims (Moors) fleeing from forcible conversion to Christianity. It was occupied by the Spanish in 1509. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Oran was one of the principal objectives in the Allied landings in North Africa and was captured by U.S. forces on November 10, 1942.
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