Vesuvius In Eruption Italy 1705 Nicolas De Fer Unusual Antique View 18th Century

"LE MONT VESUVE ou Montagne de Somina pres de Naples". On left side, the description of the view listed by numbers. In inset, the coup of mount Vesuvius. His earliest wellknown map of the canal de Languedoc, realised in 1669.

De Fer has created this map when he was in service of the King of France Louis XIV. In 1697, he published his first world atlas. In 1695, De Fer, with several other notable French mapmakers, became founding contributors to the French Bureau of Maps and Plans. This bureau, created to deal with the technical and strategic problems of overseas commerce and exploration, was part of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Ministry of the Navy and Colonies.

Size with margins : 25,8 x 37,5 cm / 9,8 x 14,5 inches. Condition : good condition, in colors, real margins. A Paris, Avec Privil du Roi, 1705. WE DON'T SELL LASER AND COPIES MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUE.