Renneville, Rene Auguste Constantin de (sold)
René Auguste Constantin de Renneville (October 9, 1650 - March 13, 1723), was a French Protestant scholar and historian. He was born at Caen, but because of his Protestant faith, Renneville fled France for the more tolerant Netherlands in 1699. On his return three years later he was denounced as a spy and imprisoned in the Bastille, where he remained until 1713. Renneville was freed through the intercession of Queen Anne, and made his way to England. There he wrote his Histoire de la Bastille, most likely his most significant work. From a cartographic perspective, however, his other important work, Recueil des voyages qui ont servi a l'etablissement de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales aux Provinces Unies is far more significant. At the time of his death in 1723 Renneville was a major of artillery in the service of the elector of Hesse.
Extremely scarce early map of the east Indies.
Archipelage Des Moluques.
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A striking and scarce map of the East Indies published by Auguste Constantin de Renneville in the 1705 first edition of Recueil des voiages qui ont servi a l'establissement et aux progres de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales formee dans les Provinces-Unies des ... (more details)
Rare highly decorative map of the Strait of Magellan showing Spilbergen's route.
Typus Freti Magellanici quod Giorguis Spilbergius cum classe lustgravit.
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A very rare and highly decorative map of the Strait of Magellan published by René-Auguste-Constantin de Renneville to illustrate the Joris van Spilbergen's 1615 navigation through the strait. The map is oriented to the southwest, with northeast at the ... (more details)