Title
Hongrie - Jacque Benigne Bossuet - 1722
Description
Colored copperplate map from Bossuet’s “L’Histoire Universelle” (The Universal History), published by Etienne Roger, Amsterdam 1722, produced after Nicolas Sanson’s 17th century maps. It shows Hungary, Transilvania, Wallachia, Moldavia, Bessarabia, Turkey
Date
1722 ( undated )
Dimension
Paper size approx.: 40 x 24.5 cm Map size approx.: 16.5 x 13 cm
Mapmaker:
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was a renowed French bishop, historia and theologian who tutored Louis XIV. He published a popular history “L’Histoire Universelle”, published first in 1681 that was published in many editions after his death.