Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Mallet, Allain Manesson
Title:
Japan - Isles du Iapon
Date:
c1684
Medium:
copper engraving, later colour
Size:
13.8 x 9.6 cm
Description:
A charming seventeenth century miniature map of Japan.
Allain Manesson Mallet was a French engineer who travelled 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:
MA6797
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