DESCRIPTION: Charming antique print of a castle with hundreds of mounted soldiers streaming out towards nearby ships. Set into that background is a view of the globe including the North and South American continents with Europe and Africa. By Allain Mallet, Paris, 1683.
Published by Mallet in "Description de l'Univers". Allain Mallet (1630-1706) was a French engineer, soldier, and cartographer. He served in the court of King Louis XIV as a techer of mathematics. In addition to "Description de l'Univers" Mallet also published "Les Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre".
PUBLICATION DATE: 1683
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: N/A
BODY OF WATER: Unknown
CONDITION: Good.
Clean with a strong dark impression.
COLORING: None
ENGRAVER: Mallet
SIZE: 4
" x
6 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 1
PRICE: $55
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