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World and continents--Duval, Pierre.
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2,500 - 3,500 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, the latter being favoured by the Dutch.