Mexico, by Pierre Duval. 1661
Pierre Duval (Abbeville, 1618 - 1683)
French geographer, nephew and pupil of Nicolas Sanson. He was encouraged by Louis XIV to move to Paris. In 1650 he became Géographe Ordinaire du Roy.
Mexico sive N. Hispania.
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Category: Antique maps > America > North America
Old, antique map of Mexico, by Pierre Duval.
Title: Mexico sive N. Hispania.
Date of the first edition: 1661.
Date of this map: 1661.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 100 x 120mm (3.94 x 4.72 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Coloured.
Condition Rating: A.
From: La geographie universelle en plusieurs cartes. Par P. Du Val géographe ord[inaire] du Roy. A Paris chez l'autheur. Avec privil[ège] pour vingt ans. 1661.
Pierre Duval (Abbeville, 1618 - 1683)
French geographer, nephew and pupil of Nicolas Sanson. He was encouraged by Louis XIV to move to Paris. In 1650 he became Géographe Ordinaire du Roy.