Bordeaux Fortress Trompette France old plan De Fer 1705
Title: Plan du Chasteau Trompette.
Description: Castle Trompette Bordeaux France, antique plan with annotations. The Chateau Trompette was a fortress built to protect Bordeaux at the end of the Hundred Years' War. After its first destruction, it was rebuilt by Louis XIV in 1659. The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring.
Cartographer: 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: Leaf app.: 39 x 28 cm. 15.5 x 11 inches. Map app.: 28 x 16 cm. 11 x 6.5 inches Condition: View very good, light marginal stains and browning.
