MANESSON-MALLET (Allain). Description of the Universe, containing the various systems of the world, as well as general and detailed maps of ancient and modern…

MANESSON-MALLET (Allain). Description of the Universe, containing the various systems of the world, as well as general and detailed maps of ancient and modern geography. Paris, Denys Thierry, 1683. 5 volumes in-8, brown calfskin, decorated spine, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). First edition of this comprehensive work on the geographical knowledge of the time. Abundant engravings in intaglio, including 5 frontispiece titles, a portrait of the author, a portrait of King Louis XIV

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