De Fer - Les Isles De L'Amerique

• Date: 1705
• Condition: AAA
• Colour: Original.
• Size: 35 cm x 25 cm

Title: "Les Isles De L'Amerique Connues Sous le Nom D'Antilles, ou Sont les Isles de Cuba, St. Domingue et Jamaique les Lucayes, les Caribes ET cELLES DU vENT" engraved by Nicholas De Fer, published Paris, 1705.

An elegant map of the Caribbean in the typical decorative De Fer style.

Cartographer, engraver and publisher, Nicolas de Fer issued altogether rather more than 600 separate maps, including atlases, sheet maps and large wall maps. He gained a great reputation in his lifetime and was appointed Geographer to the King.

The map is printed on good quality thick paper and is in very good condition.