Le Duche de Berg, le Comte de Homberg, les Seigneuries de Hardenberg, et de Wildenborg

Old coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

Reference 12507

Description

Antique map of the Duchy of Berg after N. Sanson by Covens and Mortier. Shows the area along the Rhine from Duisburg to Bonn. With Düsseldorf, Cologne, Solingen and Leverkusen. To the top right a title cartouche.

Details

Cartographer	Nicolas Sanson
Title	Le Duche de Berg, le Comte de Homberg, les Seigneuries de Hardenberg, et de Wildenborg
Publisher, Year	Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Plate Size	42.5 x 56.0 cm (16.7 x 22.0 inches)
Sheet Size	53.0 x 63.0 cm (20.9 x 24.8 inches)

Condition

A bit stained in the margin. Very good condition with old outline colour. Never framed before.

Cartographer

Nicolas Sanson, born 1600 in Abbeville, was a French historian and cartographer. Louis XIII appointed him Géographe Ordinaire du Roi. His main work, the Atlas Cartes Générales de Toutes les Parties du Monde, was issued first in 1654 until 1676. After his death in 1667, the business was continued by his sons Guillaume and Adrien in partnership with A. H. Jaillot.

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Nicolas Sanson: Le Duche de Berg, le Comte de Homberg, les Seigneuries de Hardenberg, et de Wildenborg.

Old coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

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