Starckman (41 results)

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R260115340: 1992. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 305 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Original copper engraved map. Date: 1720. Sheet size: 45.4cm x 38.6cm. Uncoloured. An uncommon map of the Holy Land. Also shows the Arabian Peninsula, Jordan, Syria and eastern Egypt. Shows the Exodus from Egypt beginning in Ramessé (Ramses), crossing the Red Sea, then wandering the Arabian Peninsula, including a visit to Mount Sinai. Some worming of the centrefold which has been repaired to the reverse with old paper. Includes other worming in the line border at the top sides, light age-toning and trimmed close at the sides with minor loss of printed line border. In good condition overall. Scarce.

Starckman, P. (illustrator). For sale an original c.1724 cooper plate hand coloured antique map of Persia - the map's title, visible in the upper right cartouche, is "Carte de Perse, dressée pour l'usage du Roy. Par G. Delisle premier Géographe de S.M. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences" - "Map of Persia by De L'Ise" as a Sheet Map published in December 1724 (& his 1731 Atlas de Geographie). The map shows Africa as it was 300 years ago, when European colonies were still all largely small coastal trade towns, so the political regions are predominately local African States/Kingdoms, all divided with original hand colouring. It is viewed as one of the best maps of Persia in cartography, specially with the level of detail included. Cartographer: Guillaume De L'Isle, the first geographer to the King of France. Geographical Coverage: The map covers a vast region from the Crimea and the Sea of Azov in the north, south to the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and east as far as Kashmir and Kabul. This includes modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, with adjacent parts of Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, and Arabia. Historical Significance: De L'Isle's map marked a significant advance in European cartographic knowledge of the region, notably The Caspian Sea - being the first to incorporate the most accurate data collected in 1721 & produce a truly representative map for a 1st time. It's extensive & detailed cartography covers details of towns, rivers, mountains, notes on peoples/regions, trading routes etc, quite interesting to read & think what life was like back then. And in the latter decades of the maps looking like pictures, compared to where we have moved today. Medium and Materials Printed in black on cream paper. Outline colour Page Size: 620mm x 490mm Condition: Very Good Plus - small patch of foxing in the province of Mecran, in Balochistan. ###I can certify this is an Original Antique Map - NOT a reproduction!### Postage in a solid cardboard tube across Australia with tracking. Or Personal Pickup from Coburg North, Victoria, Australia.Overseas postage available, but please message me first as eBay postage isn't that reliable.

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Loss fof paper and borderline upper left.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. One fold. Worm hole in lower margin 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38cm and 27.3 x 39.5cm. Fold on right side.lContemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. One fold. Worm hole in lower margin 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. One fold. 27.3 x 51cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved map. One fold. Worm holes in lower marginEach 27.3 x 64.2 cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside 27.3 x 38cm. and engraved map 38 x 57cm. Top left trimmed to borderline. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.27.3 x 38cm. and 27.3 x 43cm. Missing piece in lower right corner. Fold mark on right side. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.The Tagus is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows 1,007 km, generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.Library of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. Engraved text broadside and engraved map.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).

Condition: Good. 2 Engraved maps and coats of arms on two leaves.Each 27.3 x 38cm. Contemporary laid paper uniformly time aged.Published in "L'atlas curieux ou Le monde répresénté dans des cartes générales et particulieres du ciel et de la terre, : divisé tant en ses quatre principales parties que par états et provinces et orné par des plans et descriptions des villes capitales et principales et des plus superbes edifices qui les embelissent comme sont les eglises, les palais, les maisons de plaisance, les iardins, les fontaines &c. ". OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:79022119.LThe Atlas Curieux is geographic encyclopedia of images and maps of France, with detailed views of the grand waterworks at Marly, views of the great palaces and chateaux, views and plans of the Paris Observatory, and samples of military architecture. Issued in six annual parts from 1700-1705, the maps are based on the new observations of the Académie des Sciences, and drawn up with the assistance of Philipe de La Hire.ibrary of Congress:The French cartographer and engraver, Nicolas de Fer, was a master at creating maps that were works of art. The maps that he published were printed during the Baroque period when the decorative arts were characterized by ornate detail. De Fer's detailed maps and atlases were valued more for their decorative content than their geographical accuracy.Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646. His father, Antoine de Fer, owned a mapmaking firm. At the age of twelve, Nicolas was apprenticed to a Parisian engraver named Louis Spirinx. The family business was starting to decline when his father died in 1673. Nicolas de Fer's mother, Genevieve, took over the business after the death of her husband. In 1687 the business was passed on to Nicolas and the profits increased after he took over the firm. Nicolas de Fer was a prolific cartographer who produced atlases and hundreds of single maps. He eventually became the official geographer to King Louis XIV of France and King Philip V of Spain.One of de Fer's major works is an atlas titled L'atlas curieux (The curious atlas).