1683 Presqu’Isle de l’Inde deça le Golfe de Bengala
By: Alain Manesson Mallet
Date: 1683 (published) Paris
Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.9 inches (14 x 10 cm)
This miniature details the Mughal Empire in light green and the peninsula of India in lavender. The cartouche, in the lower right, is a baroque plaque topped by male and female satyrs holding an ornate urn and flanked by two large palm trees. A few rivers and major towns are indicated, but mostly on the southwestern coast (Malabar). Interior mountains are schematically indicated stretching from north to south.
Condition: Excellent impression and hand coloring.
Inventory #19255
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