17th century miniature prospect of Mecca

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

La Mecque.
Paris, 1683. Coloured. 140 x 105mm, set in text.

Miniature view of Mecca, with a caravan snaking into the city.
This copper engraving was published in the 'Description de l'Univers', a five-volume work by Mallet (1630-1706), a military engineer, cartographer and mathematician in the service of the French King, Louis XIV.


Stock ID : 22461