World and Continents--Duval, Pierre.

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4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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描述

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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拍品資料及來源

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).