Mallet’s Map of Cairo passenger maps Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stamped

Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stamped on the verso

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’

With a splendid binding by William F Matthews

It was first published in 1756 (a year after the first folio edition) and was reprinted 1760 before our edition of 1766

Mallet’s Map of Cairo passenger maps Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stampedThis 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