Manille – Die Stadt Manille [reverse picture]

Description

RARE copper engraving map from ‘…Beschreibung dess gantzen Welt Kraisses…, das alte & neue Asia… [Description of the Entire Globe…Old and New Asia]‘ ; vol. 2 of 5, SECOND GERMAN edition. original French edition: 1683.

Mallet was a Cartographer and Engineer (1630-1706), his work describes in 5 parts all nations on all 5 continents. He was a soldier, 1st in the Portuguese and then in the French army of Louis XIV.