Ceylon Taprobana India island 1683 Mallet miniature map w/ nice hand color Alaska These types of supplemental color

These types of supplemental color printed urban view sheets are almost always lacking when old original issues of the periodical are found

including a non-existent "Sea of the West" (Mer de L'Ouest)

Title within decorative floral and scroll cartouche

The endpapers

Ceylon Taprobana India island 1683 Mallet miniature map w/ nice hand color Alaska These types of supplemental colorAncienne Isle Taprobane. (Asia, Indian Ocean, Ceylon). Issued 1683, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved map with lovely hand color. The image has a near folk art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason. Mostly clean and well preserved example, paper uniformly age toned, the image displays a fine patina. Sheet measures c. 7 7 8"H x 5 7