Manesson-Mallet, Allain

Autor: Manesson-Mallet, Allain
Rok: 1630-1706
Oblast působnosti: inženýři, mušketýři, geografové, kartografové, ilustrátoři, nakladatelé a vydavatelé

Biogr./Hist. údaje: Francouzský inženýr, geograf a kartograf. Po studiích matematiky a geometrie se stal mušketýrem v pluku stráží Ludvíka XIV. V letech 1663-1667 působil v Portugalsku jako inženýr tamní královské armády. Po návratu sloužil od r. 1668 jako matematik v královské administrativě a věnoval se tvorbě odborných děl. Jeho vícesvazková práce "Les Travaux de Mars" byla přeložena i do němčiny a stala se též předmětem plagiátorství. Některé publikace si i sám nakládal.
Zdroj: Autoritní databáze Národní knihovny ČR

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 harbor 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.