FER (Nicolas de) : Mappe-monde ou carte générale... - Lot 88 - Richard Maison de ventes

Lot 88
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FER (Nicolas de) : Mappe-monde ou carte générale... - Lot 88 - Richard Maison de ventes
FER (Nicolas de) : Mappe-monde ou carte générale de la terre Divisée en deux hémisphères selon la projection la plus commune où tous les points principaux sont placez sur les observations de Mesrs de l'académie des sciences par N de FER, géographe de monseigneur le dauphin, A Paris chez l'autheur dans l'isle du Palais, sur le quay de l'orloge à la sphère royale avec privilège du Roy 1705. A Paris, chez l'auteur, sur l'isle du palais, sur le quay de l'orloge, à la sphère royale, avec privilège du Roy, 1712. Large period cloth map, 160 by 110 cm. Wooden suspension hangers of the period. Darkened. The paper of the margins is a little frayed, without damage to the map. Paper cut on a few cms, without damage, the canvas having protected the map. Partly unstuck at the bottom. On the back, the canvas has been repaired in the past, without damage to the map. Our copy takes the world map engraved by the author in 1694, in the format 110 by 80 cm. But two columns of information on both sides of the map are added, written by Nicolas de FER himself, entitled : Geographical description, remarks, explanation of the ornaments of this map. Nicolas de FER (1647-1720), geographer engraver, geographer to the King, was very active from 1687 to 1720. The Royal Sphere was the trademark of his store. Prestigious and rare world map of the beginning of the 18th century, in a very large format.
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