Nicolas de Fer
25.4 x 33 cm
Plan of the city of Paris at this time mostly within the city walls. A numbered key is present on the left, numbering important buildings and churches.
De Fer (1646-1720) was the son of a prominent engraver and produced his first map in 1669. He joined his father's business in 1673 and ultimately took over in 1687. He was a prolific map maker who produced over six hundred separate maps in multiple forms; as separate issues, bound within history and travel books, and as atlases. In the late 17th century he was made Geographer to the Dauphin.
This map of central Italy has detailed coverage of the regions of the Papal States or Romagna, Tuscany with its constituent areas of Florence and Siena together with the region of Urbino. Both the coastlines of the Adriatic and the Mediterranean are present. [IT3567]