Nicolas de Fer:The Royal Geographer

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 …

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A Previously Unobtainable Set of Magnificent Wall Maps by Nicolas de Fer, 1695-1698

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18th century cartography

Nicolas de Fer was the youngest son of the Parisian printer and

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Rare map of the Duchy of Luxembourg by Nicolas de Fer (1710

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Nicolas de Fer:The Royal Geographer

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