Atlas title page 1719 Mallet allegorical figures engraved old print cherub globe

Beschreibung des ganten Welt Kraifses.

(Atlas title page)

Issued 1719, Frankfurt, Germany by Mallet. Engraved by Joh. Vogel.

Fine early 18th century antique title page. Primitive folk-art feel, allegrocial figures set within architectural surround, muse and cherub atop between globes

Paper and image remains clean and well preserved with a fine patina and visual appeal.

Sheet measures c. 8 1/8" H x 6 1/8"W.

Printed area measures  c. 6" H x 4 3/8"W.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , vol. 3, p.196.

[R14864]