Isles de Cypre / Die Insel Cypern
Cyprus Veduta by Alain Manesson Mallet 1719
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engraved copperplate veduta of Cyprus from the German edition ”Beschreibung des ganzen Welt-kreisses” by Alain Manesson Mallet. The veduta features a war scene on the upper part of the map and in the middle of the scene the name ”Isles de Cypre” on a medallion. A figure number (Fig. CXXXII) is written after the German title, “Die Insel Cypern”, on the top right margin outside the borders of veduta.
Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer, grammarian, engineer, and mathematician, active in the mid to late 17th century.
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Author: Alain Manesson Mallet
Publisher: J. A. Jung
Place of Publication: Frankfurt, Germany
Date: [1719]
Dimensions: 20 x 17 cm (leaf); 14 x 10 cm (veduta)
Condition: Paper browning due to aging; browning due to moisture; few minor stains (visible on scans).
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