Abyssinian Empire East & Central Africa Red Sea c.1630s Hondius hand color mapAbissinorum Regnum: Hondius His Map of the Abissine Empire. (Old Maps, 17th Century Maps, Africa, East Africa, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Red Sea). Issued c. 17th century (c. 1630's) , likely Amsterdam. Map by Hondius. 17th century engraved map with attractive hand color. Large strapwork title cartouche. Tip of Arabia seen at top right corner. The geography shown is largely imaginative or speculative, which includes long fantasy rivers everywhere. Remains a