Nieuwpoort Belgium Fortified town Nieuport de Fer 1695
Titled: Nieuport port de mer peu considerable Place forte…
Description: Nieuwpoort (Nieuport) Flanders, antique Town plan of the fortified city with waterways in Spanish Netherlands. The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring.
Cartographer/Mapmaker: Nicholas de Fer (1646 – 1720) Engraver: Harmanus van Loon.
Origin: Atlas Les forces de l'Europe, ou, Description des principales villes; avec leurs fortifications ... (1695-1696)
Nicolas De Fer was the official geographer to the French king and a successful publisher. The son of cartographer Antoine de Fer.
Nicholas was established as an engraver, cartographer and map publisher in Paris. Nicolas began his career with an apprenticeship to the engraver Louis Spirinx in Paris.
After his death in 1720 De Fer’s property was divided between his sons-in-law Guillaume Danet, François Bénard and Rémi Richer.
Hand colored Fortified town and city plans of Europe. 16th -17th -18th-19th Century maps & atlases & prints.
We sell guaranteed Absolutely Original authentic Maps and Prints. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. Size: Sheet app.: 38 x 29 cm. 15 x 11.25 inches. Image app.: 28 x 20.5 cm. 11 x 8 inches Condition: View overall very good, wrinkled at center fold borders.
