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| Cartograph: |
Nicolas de Fer (*1646 - †1720) |
| Title: |
Nouveau Plan de la Ville de Gibraltar / Plan de la Ville de Ceuta / Veue de la Ville de Gibraltar |
| Publisher/ Year: |
Amsterdam, G. Danet, 1727 |
| Sheet Size: |
53.0 x 67.5 cm (20.9 x 26.6 inches) |
| Plate Size: |
39.2 x 48.8 cm (15.4 x 19.2 inches) |
| Rare, decorative map of Gibraltar and Ceuta by Nicolas de Fer. Showing the battle around Gibraltar during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1727. In the upper part a view of Gibraltar with a city map, at bottom left a plan of Ceuta and on the right a coastal view of Gibraltar with sailing ships in foreground. Engraved by A. Coquart. |
| Excellent conditions with wide margin. |
| About the Cartograph/ Printer: Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646 and was an important French geographer and cartographer of the late 17th Century. He issued more than 600 separate maps and was appointed Geographer of the King. He died in 1720. |
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