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北大西洋, 地图 - 格陵兰岛/冰岛; M. Mallet - Decowerte de la Groenlande - 1701-1720
编号 82065039
编号 82065039
Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.5 cm. (on sheet: 21 x 13 cm.).
Condition: good (minor foxing)
Verso:blank
Author: M. Mallet
Publisher: J. A. Jung. Francoforte.
Note: from "Beschreibung des ganzen Welt Kreises"
Alain Mannesson Mallet (1630-1706) was a French mapmaker and engineer who served in the armies of Louis XIV. After rising through the ranks, Mallet was appointed as Inspector of Fortifications, a job which also required mathematical skills and which made him a competent military engineer.