
Description
""Ples du Perou""
engraving from German edition of ""Description of entire world""
Beschreibung Des gantzen Welt-Kreises
by Alain Manesson Mallet
Frankfurt; 1719
Size 6.5 by 8 inches (overall, including margins)
Very good condition
Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer and engineer primarily known for his significant contributions to cartography, particularly through the present work.
He began his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV, eventually rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major in the artillery and serving as an Inspector of Fortifications.
Mallet also served under the King of Portugal before returning to France where he was appointed to the court of Louis XIV. His expertise in military engineering and mathematics earned him a position teaching mathematics at the royal court
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1719 PEOPLE of PERU plate from Beschreibung Des gantzen Welt-Kreises
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Jan 22, 2026 4:00 PM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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