Copper engraving, mm 147x107, full hand colour. General plan of Moscow with title banner in the sky and figures in the foreground. From a german edition. Excellent condition. Allain Manesson Mallet 1630- 1706, French cartographer, engineer and mathematician, served in the army of Louis XIV, and also that of the King of Portugal later becoming Inspector of Fortifications to Louis. He published the "Description de l'Univers" in 1683, attempting to describe the cartography, towns, ports, people, habits and traditions of the known world. The work extended to 5 volumes with about 600 illustrations. His other works were "Les Travaux de Mars, ou L'art de la Guerre" 1684, and "La geometerie Practique" 1702