Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Manesson_Mallet
Alain Manesson Mallet (1630–1706) was a French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He also served under the King of Portugal, before returning to France, and his appointment to the court of Louis XIV. His military engineering and mathematical background led to his position teaching mathematics at court.His major publications were Description de L'Univers (1683) in 5 volumes, and Les Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre (1684) in 3 volumes. His Description de L'Universe contains a wide variety of information, including star maps, maps of the ancient and modern world, and a synopsis of the customs, religion and government of the many nations included in his text. It has been suggested that his background as a teacher led to his being concerned with entertaining his readers. This concern manifested itself in the charming harbour scenes and rural landscapes that he included beneath his description of astronomical concepts and diagrams. Mallet himself drew most of the figures that were engraved for this book.
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Beginning year | Ending year | Description |
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1630 | 1654 | Brasil Colônia: período da segunda invasão holandesa em Pernambuco |
1640 | 1640 | Portugal readquire sua autonomia com a Casa de Bragança |
1682 | 1682 | Economia: Estabelecimento da Companhia de Comércio do Estado do Maranhão |
1694 | 1694 | Destruição do Quilombo dos Palmares |
1637 | 1644 | Brasil Colônia: permanência no Brasil do Príncipe Maurício de Nassau |
1649 | 1649 | Economia: estabelecimento da Companhia Geral do Comércio do Brasil |
1640 | 1640 | Fundação da Dinastia de Bragança |
1500 | 1822 | Período Colonial no Brasil |
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