The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Cape Mesurado
Africa
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Petiver refers to a "Monte Serado" in Africa. This must be Cape Mesurado (Cape Montserrado), a headland on the coast of what is now Liberia, near the capital Monrovia and the mouth of the Saint Paul River. It was so named by Portuguese sailors in the 1560s. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Mesurado People associated with this location: Planer, Richard (-fl. 1704) - Visited
Wingfield, George (-fl. c. 1698) - Visited