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Les acquisitions de la France par la paix: avec les cartes géographiques des lieux mentionés dans les articles des Traitez de Munster, des Pyrénées, de Lorraine, d'Aix-la-Chapelle, de NimmègueSecond part in Du Val's quartet of little books on the France of Louis XIV. Included are many double-page maps, plans and a timeline. Françoise de Lapointe is thought to have engraved many of Du Val's miniature maps.Leather cover has damage from insects. Interior pages in good condition.Slight page-edge darkening.About Pierre du Val:Pierre du Val (1618-1683) was a French geographer, cartographer, and publisher who worked in Abbeville and Paris during the seventeenth century. He was born in the former city, in northeast France, before moving to Paris. Duval was the nephew of the famous cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom he learned the mapmaker's art and skills. Both men worked at the royal court, having followed the royal request for artists to relocate to Paris.In addition to numerous maps and… Ler mais