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Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises. Vierter Theil: Welcher in sich enthalt Das Alte und Neue Europa. (Vol. 4 out of a total of 5).
Franckfurt am Mayn, Zunner, 1685. 4to. In contemporary half calf. Traces from old paper-label to spine. Binding with considerable wear. Back board broken but still attached. Inner hinges split. Frontispiece partly detached. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to spine. With a few occassional brownspots and tears in margin, but internally generally nice and clean. (8), 210, (14) pp. + 128 engraved plates and 1 frontispiece. (plates are numbered consecutively from 1 - 130. Plate no. 90 and 92 are missing, but collation corresponds to the digitalized copy in Regensburg, Staatliche Bibliothek, OCLC Accession No: 930342403 and the Otto Leopold Schmidt-copy, sold at Bonham in 2020).
First German translation (vol. 4 only) of Mallet’s lavishly illustrated ambitious guide to Europe, offering geographical and cultural knowledge to a broader audience in part because of the numerous and detailed engravings. Mallet's maps and illustrations are not only geographically informative but also a fine example of the baroque style of the period. It has been suggested that his background as a teacher led to him being concerned with entertaining his readers. This concern manifested itself in these charming illustrations which include maps, cityscapes, and depictions of various cultural practices and costumes. The first edition appeared in Paris in 1683 as ""Description de l'univers,"" and soon after the hundreds of copper plates for the illustrations were transferred to Jan David Zunner in Frankfurt, who published the first edition of the German translation in 1684, with German text engraved in the plates. He then published the second French edition in 1685, with the German text still in the plates. 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. (For the original in French see: Brunet III, 1343 and Sabin 44130 and Graesse IV, 354).
Les travaux de Mars, ou L'Art de la guerre. Divisé en trois parties. (Tome I seul)
Denys thierry 1685 A Paris, Chez Denys Thierry, 1685, 1 volume in-8 de 135 x 215 mm, (12) ff., 363 pages, (2) ff. (Table). Tome I seul sur 3, contient 2 frontispices et 155 planches. Pleine reliure d'époque, dos à 5 nerfs portant tires et tomaisons dorés, roulette dorée sur les coupes, gardes blanches. Coiffes, coins et un mors abimés, quelques manques de cuir, quelques rousseurs, de rares déchirures en marge (sans atteinte au texte), bon état général.
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Description de l'Univers contenant les différents systèmes du Monde, les Cartes générales & particulières de la Géographie Ancienne & Moderne: Les Plans & les Profils des principales Villes & autres lieux plus considérables
de la Terre; avec les Portraits des Souverains qui y commandent, leurs Blasons, Titres & Livrées: Et les Moeurs, Religions, Gouvernemens & divers habillemens de chaque Nation. Tome III. De l'Afrique Ancienne & Moderne.- Paris. Denys Thierry. 1683. In-8 (146 x 220mm) pleine basane brune, dos à 5 nerfs orné, gardes peignées, Titre-frontispice gravé, 3ff. (dont le titre général imprimé), 256 pages, contenant 100 gravures à pleine page (numérotées de I à CI (numérations fautives des gravyres LXXXIX et CI), 10 gravures additionnelles, 8ff. n.ch. (Table et Privilège). Exemplaire couvert d'annotations marginales manuscrites ainsi que 3 pages d'index en début d'ouvrage, de la main d'un ancien possesseur. Papier souvent bruni, reliure un peu frottée, mais plutôt bon état.
Isle de Madagascar dite de St.Laurent ou Lisle Daufine
Isle de Madagascar dite de St.Laurent ou Lisle Daufine par Alain Manesson Mallet (XVII)(140x95mm)carte de l'ile de Madagascar avec cartouche de titre orné de deux monstres marins. Elle est issue de la Description de l'Univers,texte français au verso. Bel exemplaire.
