Description
copper engraving map from ‘…Beschreibung des ganzen Weltkreises…, das alte & neue Asia… [Description of the Entire Globe…Old and New Asia]’ ; German edition of ‘Description de l’Univers’, [Description of the Entire Globe…Old and New Asia]’ ; vol. 2 of 5, pl. 24, original French ed: 1683.
Allain Mallet whose professional occupation was a military engineer, is known more for his authorship of the five volume “Description de l’Univers”, one of the earliest printed miniature, illustrated world history/geography books. It contains numerous decorative maps, views, portraits etc.
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