Le sultan d’Alger menace le roi Philippe IV d’Espagne et le roi Louis XIIICarte du littoral Atlantique et du détroit de GibraltarAugustin Roussin, Marseille, 1633.Manuscrit enluminé sur parchemin, 35 x 51,5 cmBnF, département des Manuscrits, Français 20122, f. 2v-3This map belongs to a Mediterranean atlas created by an hydrograph from Marseilles. It holds the armory of Richelieu, surintendant de la Marine since 1626, who worked on strengthening the navy on Southern France coast. The different sovereigns (King of Spain, King of France, Sultan of Algiers) embody the major regional powers. The Arabic leaders are shown as a permanent theat to the Christian kingdoms.









