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[Compass Rose]

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Alain Manesson Mallet

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[Compass Rose]

Publication Place / Date

Paris / 1683

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6 x 4 inches

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Uncolored

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VG+

Stock# 0695

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Striking 12 point compass rose, with 32 directions noted, ornate fleur d'lis, and a fascinating and unique interior embellishment in the interior of the rose, including 7 windheads, on in each of the 7 points other than the fleur d'lis One of the most interesting 17th Century Compass Roses.

Alain Manesson Mallet Biography

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. Eventually, he joined the court of Louis XIV at Versailles, where he taught math and focused on writing.

Mallet is best known for his Description de L’Univers, first published in 1683, in five volumes. A wide-ranging geographical work, the Description included textual descriptions of the countries of the world, as well as maps of the celestial sky and the ancient and modern worlds. The Description continued to be published until the early eighteenth century. He also published a work in three volumes on warfare (1684) and a primer on geometry (1702).

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