Author: Allain Manesson Mallet
Publisher: published with with Johann Gottfried Gregorii by Johann Adam Jung (Zunner's Heirs) in Frankfurt.
Year: 1685 (1683 - 85)
Size: 14 x 10 cm
Reference: Quirino, p. 85; Phillips # 19; VD17 39:129238W; vgl. Sabin 4413; Phillips 4280; Pastoureau, Manesson-Mallet I A/B, Poggendorff II, 26; Graesse IV, 353 f; Houseau & L. I, 8800 (frz. EA von 1683). 1st ed: "..des gantzen Welt-Kreyses.."; 2nd ed: "…dess gantzen Welt Kraisses…"
hand-coloured copper engraving map from ‘…Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreyses…, das alte & neue Asia… [Description of the Entire Globe…Old and New Asia]’ ; vol. 2 of 5, FIRST GERMAN edition, original French ed: 1683. Mallet was a Cartographer and Engineer (1630-1706), his work describes in 5 parts all nations on all 5 continents. He was a soldier, 1st in the Portuguese and then in the French army of Louis XIV.
Very good to excellent condition.
