Netherlands - Upper Gelderland / Geldern, Venlo and Roermond; Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720) - LA HAUTE GUELDRES ou se trouvent les Environs de GUELDRES, VENLO, ET RUREMONDE - 1701-1720
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Original Ligurian map plate by Nicolas de Fer, titled LA HAUTE GUELDRES ou se trouvent les Environs de GUELDRES, VENLO, ET RUREMONDE, depicting Alta Gheldria with hand-coloured period colouring, measuring 26 x 41 cm, sourced from L'Atlas Curieux and plate number 141, showing Geldern, Venlo, and Roermond in the Netherlands.
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Important and vivid original geographic map of the historic region of Alta Gheldria, copper-engraved in the very early years of the 18th century by the famous royal geographer Nicolas de Fer (1646–1720) AbeBooks. This sought-after double-page plate, marked with the number 141 in the upper right corner, comes from the famous and rich work L'Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde représenté dans des cartes générales et particulières, published in Paris Duchy of Gueldre (1339-1790) - Cartes et plans - Bnf Data.
The map describes with exceptional graphic detail a territorially strategic and fragmented area, today divided between the province of Limburg (Netherlands) and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). At the center of the map stand the historic fortresses and fortified towns of Geldern, Venlo and Roermond, depicted with their respective defensive plans enclosed by bastioned ramparts AbeBooks. The work also shows the important watercourse of the Fossa Eugeniana (the canal that linked the Rhine and the Meuse), as well as dense networks of villages, mills and forests AbeBooks.
The exemplar is magnificently adorned with a contemporaneous coloration of the territories that chromatically delimit its historical borders and geopolitical spheres of influence, including lands connected to the Elector of Cologne. In the bottom right corner stands an elegant rectangular cartouche decorated with a frame, containing the descriptive title, the author’s dedication to the Catholic Majesty and to the Dauphin of France, and the graphic scales expressed in leagues. The engraving is attributed to the hand of the expert French engraver Charles Inselin AbeBooks.
A piece for exhibition of extraordinary historical caliber, perfect for collectors and connoisseurs of antique cartography of the Rhineland areas and the borders of Northern Europe.
Dimensions 26 x 41 cm
Will be shipped by courier
Important and vivid original geographic map of the historic region of Alta Gheldria, copper-engraved in the very early years of the 18th century by the famous royal geographer Nicolas de Fer (1646–1720) AbeBooks. This sought-after double-page plate, marked with the number 141 in the upper right corner, comes from the famous and rich work L'Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde représenté dans des cartes générales et particulières, published in Paris Duchy of Gueldre (1339-1790) - Cartes et plans - Bnf Data.
The map describes with exceptional graphic detail a territorially strategic and fragmented area, today divided between the province of Limburg (Netherlands) and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). At the center of the map stand the historic fortresses and fortified towns of Geldern, Venlo and Roermond, depicted with their respective defensive plans enclosed by bastioned ramparts AbeBooks. The work also shows the important watercourse of the Fossa Eugeniana (the canal that linked the Rhine and the Meuse), as well as dense networks of villages, mills and forests AbeBooks.
The exemplar is magnificently adorned with a contemporaneous coloration of the territories that chromatically delimit its historical borders and geopolitical spheres of influence, including lands connected to the Elector of Cologne. In the bottom right corner stands an elegant rectangular cartouche decorated with a frame, containing the descriptive title, the author’s dedication to the Catholic Majesty and to the Dauphin of France, and the graphic scales expressed in leagues. The engraving is attributed to the hand of the expert French engraver Charles Inselin AbeBooks.
A piece for exhibition of extraordinary historical caliber, perfect for collectors and connoisseurs of antique cartography of the Rhineland areas and the borders of Northern Europe.
Dimensions 26 x 41 cm
Will be shipped by courier
Details
Era
1400-1900
Country
Netherlands
Geographical specification
Upper Gelderland / Geldern, Venlo and Roermond
Map maker/publisher
Nicolas de Fer (1646 – 1720)
Map/book title
LA HAUTE GUELDRES ou se trouvent les Environs de GUELDRES, VENLO, ET RUREMONDE
Period
1701-1720
Condition
Excellent
Additional Information
The Curious Atlas, or The World Represented in General and Particular Maps
Map colour
Contemporary hand colour
Height
26 cm
Width
41 cm
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