Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4" This miniature world map shows the Western Hemisphere, depicting the continent of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica (Terres Incognues). Includes latitude and longitude and both poles. Major regions are labeled. This map appeared in the French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." It is in good condition, with wear to top margin. Left margin cropped to plate line. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4 1/4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". This miniature map of northwestern Africa is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The depicted area extends from the Mediterranean Sea south past the Gulf of Guinea. At the bottom, the title is inscribed on a trompe-l'oeil stone plinth. The map is in very good condition with faint foxing to margin. Text..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 6" x 4 1/4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/8". This miniature map of ancient Asia, shows the continent and a panorama below. The largely schematic borders of each area attest to the constant shifting of control over land between the various empires that occupied the continent. As the wavy colored outlines intersect with the lines of latitude and longitude of the map, the trompe-l'oeil..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1682. Miniature view. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 6" x 4 1/4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/8". This lovely miniature view of the Yedikule Fortress, or the Fort of Seven Towers in Constantinople is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map is in good condition with minor aging. Closed tear at left margin. Text on verso. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position of musket bearer under Louis XIV..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1682. Miniature view. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 6" x 4 1/4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/8". This lovely miniature view of Constantinople as seen from the Sea of Marmara is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." Features a view of the "Porte du Serau". The map is in good condition with minor aging. Text on verso. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position of musket bearer under Louis XIV..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 6" x 4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". This lovely miniature view of the Yugorsky Strait, is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The strait is a narrow Arctic passageway separating the Vaygach Island (here labeled as Waigats) from the Russian mainland. Ships are depicting in the straits, and a Samoyed (Nenets people) settlement is depicted in Russia. The map is in..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 6.25 x 4". Sheet measures 8.25 x 5.75". This miniature view shows the cultivation of indigo plants in the Caribbean. In the foreground, two slave workers tend to a group of plants, while another talks with a European colonist. Other workers in the background carry drying racks and tend to irrigation wells. Palm trees and mountains in the background give an idea of the terrain and..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". This lovely miniature map of the Marina Islands is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." It depicts the chain of South Pacific Islands, once known as the Archipelago of St. Lazare or the Ladrones Islands, meaning "Islands of Thieves." Here, the islands are depicted in a vertical line, leading toward a horizon dotted..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4". Sheet measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". This miniature map of northern Ethiopia published in 1683 is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map shows the part of the Abyssinian Empire known as Nubia, which encompassed the region west of the Red Sea around the Nubia and Nile Rivers, below the Tropic of Cancer. Decorative title cartouche at upper..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 6.25 x 4". Sheet measures 8.25 x 5.75". Portrait of two indigenous Patagonians depicted at at a time during European exploration, when they were perceived of as giants. A banner bearing the image's title flutters in the air above the scene. The map appeared in the French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers" and bears the text "De L'Amerique Figure CLV." in the top margin. It..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4" This miniature engraving depicts a large sun shining over a serene city and river view. This print was published in the 1683 French edition of Mallet's "Description de l'Univers." It is in very good condition. Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706) advanced from his position of musket bearer under Louis XIV to eventually occupy the position of "maitre de mathematiques" to the French King. He was the author..... More

Paris: Denys Thierry, 1682. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4". Sheet measures 6 1/4" x 5 3/8". Paris: Denys Thierry, (1682). This lovely miniature map of the Balkans is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map depicts the region between the Adriatic and the Black Sea, with the Danube River transecting the map. Poland, Hungary, Transylvania, Moldova, Wallachia, and Bessarabia are labeled. Mountains are rendered pictorially. A...... More