Nicolas de Fer
Normandy, 1705
10 x 13 in
25.4 x 33 cm
25.4 x 33 cm
FR3618
Gouvernement Generale de Normandie Although fundamentally based on Sanson, de Fer's map of Normandy also integrates the developments of the region introduced by Jaillot from his large map of 1696....
Gouvernement Generale de Normandie
Although fundamentally based on Sanson, de Fer's map of Normandy also integrates the developments of the region introduced by Jaillot from his large map of 1696.
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.
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Although fundamentally based on Sanson, de Fer's map of Normandy also integrates the developments of the region introduced by Jaillot from his large map of 1696.
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.
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