[Engraved by De Larmessin].
A Paris Chez L'Armessin Rue St. Iacques, a la Pomme d'Or, proche St Seuerin, Avec Privil, du Roy [n.d. c.1680].
Engraving. 240 x 170mm (9½ x 6¾").. General browning of paper. Pin-sized hole lower left of frame.
A figure described by Fernand Mendez Pinto in the account of his explorations in Asia, 1537 - 1558. 'Calaminhan' is believed to be Luang Prabang in Laos, to which Pinto was taken as a prisoner by the Burmese.
Collection of the Royal House of Savoy and Italy.
[Ref: 1638] £140.00
A Paris Chez L'Armessin Rue St. Iacques, a la Pomme d'Or, proche St Seuerin, Avec Privil, du Roy [n.d. c.1680].
Engraving. 240 x 170mm (9½ x 6¾").. General browning of paper. Pin-sized hole lower left of frame.
A figure described by Fernand Mendez Pinto in the account of his explorations in Asia, 1537 - 1558. 'Calaminhan' is believed to be Luang Prabang in Laos, to which Pinto was taken as a prisoner by the Burmese.
Collection of the Royal House of Savoy and Italy.
[Ref: 1638] £140.00