Set of two maps in original colors of Normandy: 1. Normandia (1618) Very beautiful map by Petrus Bertius of Normandy in France, also showing parts of the surrounding area, including Paris on the right side of the map. Map originally made by Barend Langenes and published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam in 1618 in a French edition of ´Géographie raccourcie par Pierre BERTIUS´ with text from Petrus Bertius. Images 9,5 x 13,5cm on pages of 12,5 x 19,5cm Very good condition. Original hand coloring (very rare, only a few copies were sold with hand coloring). Never folded. Reverse side text in French 2. Gouvernements de Normandie et du Havre … (1766) Image 35x39cm, sheet 40x52.5 Map in folio format, made by Brion de la Tour, of Normandy. The map is printed in a decorative frame and in an original coloring. Published in ´Atlas de France croisée en ses gouvernement militaires et en ses généralités, subdivided into all its provinces and small Countries &c. Subject to the New observations of M. M. of the Royal Academy of Sciences by Mrs. J.D.B.M.D. - In Paris, s.n. [At Desnos], 1766 Louis Brion De La Tour (fl 1756-1803) Beyond the fact that Brion was an engineer by profession and held the position of Engineer-Geographer to the King, little is known about his career. He published a wide range of statistical works and a number of atlases, published by the famous French cartographer Louis Charles Desnos (1725-1805). Good condition. Some brown spots in the margins. Light impression. Original coloring. Wide margins. Blank verso. Total items; 2