World and Continents--Duval, Pierre.

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

Carte Universelle du Commerce, c'est a Dire Carte Hidrographique, ou sont Exactement Decrites les Costes des 4 Parties du Monde; L'Amerique autrement le Nouveau Monde et Indes Occidentales; L'Asie; L'Europe; L'Afrique. Paris, [1677-1684], 5 double-page engraved maps, contemporary outline colour, various sizes, plus a "Table Generale de Geographie"
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Catalogue Note

This rare set of world and continent maps, created to encourage commercial travel around the world, indicates the best routes for navigating to the East and West Indies. As a Frenchman Duval preferred the northern rather than the southern route to India (which was preferred by the Dutch).