Alain Manesson Mallet. The King of Congo. Engraving. 1719.
Alain Manesson Mallet. The King of Congo. Engraving. 1719.
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Artist: Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), French cartographer and engineer. Published 'Description de L'Univers' (1683). Mallet himself drew most of the figures that were engraved in this book.
Title: The King of Congo.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Der König in Congo. Fig. L. R. de Congo.
DimensionsImage 5 5/8" x 4". Sheet 7 7/8" x 6 5/8".
PublisherJohann Adam Jung in Frankfurt.
EditionBeschreibung des ganzen Welt Kreises....", a German translation of Mallet's "Description de L'Univers."

Date: 1719. 

Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: left edge is rough cut. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part ofDes Herrn ALLAIN MANESSON MALLETS Beschreibung Des gantzen Welt-Kreises Von dem alten und neuen AFRICA worinnen Dieses Welt-Theiles Königreiche, Insuln und Provintzien...", a German translation of Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." Frankfurt, 1719. Volume 3. p.96.
Art Movements, Periods & SchoolsFrench School XVII C. German School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.
-In 1683 Mallet produced his encyclopedic description of the world, Description de l’Univers (2nd edition 1686). The success of this work inspired a German edition which appeared in 1684 as Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises, (2nd edition 1719) (Digital Library for International Research).