Catalog Archive
Auction 185, Lot 38
Print View

"Ancien Continent avec Plusieurs Isles, Oceans, et Mers", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Eastern Hemisphere

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4 x 5.7 inches
10.2 x 14.5 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This is Mallet's classic miniature map of the Eastern Hemisphere. Australia is still in a conjectural form, and there is a partial coastline of the southern continent labeled Terres Incognues. Tiny galleons decorate the seas. French text on verso.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I A [85].

Condition: A

A nice impression on watermarked paper with light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/17/2021

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap