Isles des Larrons
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