Eastern Hemisphere Asia Africa Kingdom of France 1685 Mallet charming small map

Planisphere du Monde - France.

(Old Prints, 17th Century Prints, Mallet Prints, Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa, Kingdom of France, Paris, Nantes, Orleans, Dijon, Aix, Bordeaux, Rouen).

Issued 1685, Paris, for A.M. Mallet. 

Charming 17th century copper engraved map with lovely hand color.

The Eastern hemisphere sits in a banner atop a second banner which contains a decorative small map of France which has a crown & banner title cartouche. Australia has a curious distorted western coastal outline, an enormous southern continent is shown in partial outline across the bottom. Japan island at top right stretches to the border of the map.

The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason.

Mostly clean and well preserved example, the image displays a pleasing age patina.

Sheet measures c. 7 7/8" H x 5 7/8" W.

Printed area measures c. 5 1/2" H x 4" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3, pp. 196.

[B12904].