Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Mallet, Allain Manesson
Title:
Ceylon - Isle de Ceylan
Date:
1683
Medium:
copper engraving
Size:
14 x 10 cm
Description:
Attractive miniature map of the Island of Ceylon with Southern India. Galleons are at sail on the surrounding sea. Published in Paris in 1683.
Allain Manesson Mallet was a French engineer who traveled widely. In Paris in1683, he published a five volume book entitled, Description de L'Univers. The work was extensively illustrated with nearly 700 engravings, including miniature maps, charts , plans and views.
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Item Code:
MA6749
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