Paris: Nicolas De Fer, 1689. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Sheet measures 13" x 9.5". Image measures 12.75" x 7.25". This is a lovely 1689 map of Ireland by Nicolas De Fer. Depicts the Emerald Isle in its entirety, color coded and subdivided into its four provinces of Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster. Parts of Scotland, the Isle of Man, and England and Wales are also visible. Major towns, lakes, rivers, and islands are noted in Ireland and..... More
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 8.75" x 12". This charming map of Dunkirk shows the city as it sits on the coast of the southernmost part of the North Sea, here labeled as the Sea of Flanders. Working circa 1705, De Fer has represented the city with a schematized drawing of its exterior walls. Canals connecting the city to nearby towns and churches are also depicted and labeled. Sand bars are drawn and mountains are represented pictorically..... More
Paris: de Fer, Nicolas, 1725. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 5.25" x 6.25". Charming miniature map of Denmark with the Coat of Arms incorporated in the cartouche. Map includes both Schleswig and Holstein, while today part of the former and all of the latter are northern Germany. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a French cartographer, engraver and publisher. He became official geographer to the French Dauphin (1691) and to the Spanish King (1702). More
Paris: 1719. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 19 x 23". Sheet measures 20 x 28". Unusual map of Peru from the early 18th century. Includes part of Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, based on Jesuit activity in the area. Amazon rain forest is visualized with a dynamic design. Cartouche describes the mining industry. Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was a prolific cartographer, engraver and publisher who took over the family map business from his mother when she retired..... More
Dediees a Monseigneur le Dauphin par Sontres Humble et tres Obeissant Serviteur et Geographe, De Fer. Beautiful double-page engraved title page [4], 38, [2], 60, 28pp. This splendid atlas is illustrated with 32 engraved coastal charts including a folding wind chart and a general index chart of France. The double page maps have delicate outline hand coloring. An engraved divisional title page (number 26) entitled "Les Costes de la Mer Mediterranee" is the 33rd plate. Short 4to (9.5 x 7.75..... More
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Just a note to tell you I received "The Hierarchie of the Blessed Angells" yesterday in fine shape and I am very happy with such a fine copy. Best regards