Plan of the city of Saint Cloud, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six ann...

City plan of St Germain en Laye, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six ann...

Plan of the city of Caen, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual par...

Map of the Messin region, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual par...

Plan of the city of Chantilly, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annua...

Map of central France with Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon to the right, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of milita...

An interesting small map of France by Nicolas de Fer. From his rare "Petit et Nouveau Atlas". The first edition was published in 1697 and was republished in 1705 and 1723. The finely engraved map is dated 1705 and was engraved by C. Inselin, the same engraver who engraved the maps in de Fer's later Atlas Curieux, published 1700-1705.

Map centered on Loire region, with Blois, Saumur, Sancerre and Orleans, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of m...

Map of the Neuchatel region, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual ...

Map of the Dauphiné region, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual ...

Map of the Picardie region, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual p...

Map of the Isle de France and Champagne regions, from Nicolas de Fer's "L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes. "The "Atlas Curieux" is a geographic encyclopedia of images and a celebration of the French Empire under the Sun King, with maps of French possessions in the western hemisphere, maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. I...

Rare miniature map including the towns of Clermont, Brioude, Le Puy, etc. From "Le theatre De Bellone, Contenant 48. nouvelles Cartes Geographiques, Des Païs-Bas Espagnols, Provinces-Unies, haute & basse Allemagne. . .". This rare atlas contained maps relating to the War of Spanish Succession. Published in Amsterdam by the widow of P. Schenk.

Portrait of Ludovicus XV, set in a decorative border.In lower part "Jo. Es. Nilson, inv et excutiv Aug V. et à Paris chez Rosselin Rue St. Jaques a l'Autel Saumur". Prepared by Johann Esaias Nilson (1721-88), 'the German Watteau'. Nilson was part of a family of artists and established himself as the leading Augsburg artist of his day, whose influence extended across publishing, art academies, a role as court painter, and the decorative arts (especially ceramics).Louis XV, known as Louis the Bel...

Lovely small map of France with decorative title cartouche and a panel in the upper right corner listing local rulers.From Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique.. by Jacques Chiquet.Together with an engraved French text sheet entitled Le Royaume de France.

Four maps of France surrounded by historical and genealogical information to the history, chronology, ancient and modern genealogy of the french monarchy.Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684 – 1743) was a Huguenot pastor of Parisian origins. He lived consecutively in Paris, St. Martins, London (c. 1710), the Hague (c. 1721) and Amsterdam (c. 1728). He is best known as a Dutch cartographer and more specifically for his cartographic contribution in the seminal seven volume Atlas Historique, published f...

This impressive plate provides a comprehensive list of the ecclesiastical divisions in the country with their corresponding coats of arms. A small inset map depicts the location of the various churches across France (95 x 105mm.)Zacharie Chatelain (d.1723) was the father of Henri Abraham (1684-1743) and Zacharie Junior (1690-1754).They worked as a partnership publishing the Atlas Historique, Ou Nouvelle Introduction A L’Histoire … under several different Chatelain imprints, depending on the ...

A large sea chart of the mouth and course of the Gironde river as far inland as Bordeaux. Decorated with three cartouches.Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1702-720) was the most important French hydrographer of the 18th century.  Sea-atlas 'Hydrographique Français' , 1756-65, atlas to accompany Prévost d' Exile's ' Histoire. des Voyages', 1738-75. A lot of 5 maps  of the mouth of the Gironde river.- Carte des Entrees et Cours de la Gironde ((96x65 cm)- Carte du Gouvernent de Guyenne et Gascogne- Gou...

Attractive small map encompassing part of the Nord, between Douai and Valenciennes.From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.Unrecorded state with erased date. Page 14c outside border top right. Mary Sponberg Pedley does not mention a state without date.

Finely engraved plan of Rheims.