California as an Island.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. New Mexico & California Nouveau Mexique et Californie Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of California as an Island from Mallet's Description de l'Univers .1st edition. Text to verso.
The map shows California and New Mexico; it shows one of the most famous inaccuracies of mapmaking, California as an Island, and is quite sought after because of the geographical error. This highly detailed map shows several islands in the channel between California and mainland, as well as, depicting California with a flat northern coastline. The Norto R. (Rio Grande) flows from a large interior lake, with Real de Nueva Mexico (Santa Fe) located on its bank, and empties incorrectly into the Gulf of California.
Strap work cartouche flanked by natives; ships to sea. Dark impression; very light toning.
McLaughin 87. 150 by 100mm (6 by 4 inches).    €500

Indigo. Caribbean.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Indigotoire" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved illustration of Indigo cultivation and preparation in the Caribbean, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
146 by 105mm (5¾ by 4¼ inches).    €40

Tabacco, Caribbean.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Tabacs" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved illustration of Tabacco cultivation and preparation in the Caribbean, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
145 by 102mm (5¾ by 4 inches).    €50

Colombia.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Castille Neuve ou Castille d'Or". Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Colombia, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] worming to inner blank margin 5mm from printed area.
155 by 107mm (6 by 4¼ inches).    €70

Cartagena, Colombia.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Cartegena. " "Carthagene" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Cartagena in Colombia, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] worming to inner blank margin.
153 by 114mm (6 by 4½ inches).    €40

South America.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Païs qui sont aux environs de la Riviere de la Plata et Païs des Patagons"& "Patagons" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of southern South America, River de la Plata & Pategonia + an illustration of native Patagonians, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to versos. 2 plates Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
149 by 100mm (5¾ by 4 inches) map. 154x110mm costume.    €80

Chile.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Royaume de Chile"& "P. les du Chile" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Chile + an illustration of native Chileans in front of an unidentified town possibly Lebu, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to versos. 2 plates. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
147 by 102mm (5¾ by 4 inches)map. 154x107mm costume    €60

Guyanas.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Guyanas. " "Pays des Caribes et Guine"; "Isle de Cayenne"& "Royaume des Amazones" Paris. Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Guyanas; another map of the Island of Cayenne + small inset map of the Amazon within an illustration of native Amazonians in a landscape, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to versos. 3 plates. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
148 by 105mm (5¾ by 4¼ inches) Guyanas. 149x104mm Cayenne; 151x106mm Amazon.    €120

Megellanica.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "D'[etroit] de Megellan"& "I. e d'Horn" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved map of Megellanica + view of Horn island, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to versos. 2 plates. Dark impression; worm hole [2mm] to inner blank margin.
154 by 108mm (6 by 4¼ inches) map. 154x112mm view.    €170

Cocos island, Costa Rica.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. after Schouten. "I. e Cocos" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Cocos island; Traitors island in the background, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; 2 worm holes [2mm] to inner blank margin.
154 by 112mm (6 by 4½ inches).    €30