In Alexandre Francini's engravings (1614) of the royal gardens at Fontainebleau and Saint Germain-en-Laye, compartments of bosquets are already in evidence. In Jacques Boyceau's posthumous Traité du iardinage selon les raisons de la nature et de l'art (1638), designs for bosquets alternate with patterns for parterres.
Francini's engravings (1614) reveal the early garden designs at Fontainebleau and Saint Germain-en-Laye, including sections of wooded areas. Boyceau's posthumous book (1638) presents alternating designs for wooded areas alongside those for lawn features.