Mallet’s Map of Cairo passenger maps With a splendid binding by

With a splendid binding by William F Matthews

Koeman attributes the relatively low number of Dutch editions to the prevalance of Latin and French among ‘the better circumstanced people - potential buyers of atlases’

and a section on touring British cathedrals

eyes swiveling in both directions while contemplating which way to jump

Mallet’s Map of Cairo passenger maps With a splendid binding byThis map of Cairo is from Mallets Description de lUnivers. It derives, ultimately, from Matteo Paganos magnificent 21 sheet wall map, published in Venice in 1549. First published in Paris in 1683, it was reprinted with German text in Frankfurt the following year. Mallet was a military engineer, cartographer and mathematician in the service of the French King, Louis XIV. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 15 x 10. 5 cm, black and white, French