(China - Beijing) Palais De Peking columbus 75 (inches) on overall paper

75 (inches) on overall paper size of 22 x 15

and here a polar projection gives a more visually seamless route from North America to England

For a century or so prior

This large reference includes some manuscript notations

Light discoloration on the folds

(China - Beijing) Palais De Peking columbus 75 (inches) on overall paper(China Beijing) Palais De Peking, Mallet, 1683 Alain Mallet was a talented engineer and cartographer who served in several different king's courts, aside from his military experience. This proximity to the crown probably also afforded him insights into geography and frontiers of exploration of the time. In the 1680's he began a several volume project to illustrate and chart both the history and contemporary views of the world and something of its