Nicolas de Fer

Nicolas de Fer ( * 1646, † October 25th 1720 in Paris) was a leading French cartographer and map publisher of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Life

Nicolas de Fer was the youngest son of the Parisian printer and card publisher Antoine de Fer. At the age of twelve he began training as an engraver. After the death of his father in 1673 he took over his publishing house, which took big boom within a few years under his leadership. De Fer created numerous atlases and specialized in the publication of prints to current events: maps of boundary curves or newly conquered territories, and maps of cities that have been developed by the French military architect Vauban. This de Fer benefited from its good relationship with the French court, and in 1691 the official geographer of the French Dauphin, 1702 the Duke of Anjou - the later Spanish king - and most recently the French king himself The logo de Fers was the " Sphère royale " an armillary sphere, which is printed on many of his publications. His main work, the Atlas Curieux first appeared in 1700 in Paris and lived to 1717 numerous editions. At his death in 1720 he left behind three married daughters. His sons, the paper merchant Guillaume Danet and the engraver Jacques -François Besnard (also: " Bénard " ) performed - each on its own account - the shops de Fers on.

Works (selection)

  • Les Côtes de France ( 1690)
  • La France Triomphante Sous le Règne de Louis le Grand ( 1693)
  • Atlas Royal ( 1695 and several editions 1699-1702 )
  • Petit et Nouveau Atlas (1697 )
  • Atlas Curieux où le Monde représenté dans les cartes et particulières générales du Ciel et de la Terre (1700-1705 and multiple editions to 1717 )
  • Atlas ou recueil de cartes sur les nouvelles géographiques dressées observations (1709 and numerous reprints )
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