Title of the plan:

"Plan des Villes, Forts, Port, Rade et Environs de Cartagene, Située dans l'Amérique Meridionale dans la province de Terre Ferme appartenant aux Espagnols, Par le N. de FER Avec privilege du Roy 1705" 

Antique copper engraved map of Cartagene in Colombia, by Nicolas DE FER, 18th century. The map includes a plan of the Fort, "Haute ville de Cartagene" and a plan of the "Fort de Bocachica", with an index of 12 places located on the map.

De Fer has created this map when he was in service of the King of France Louis XIV. Nicolas De FER (1646-1720) is one of the famous geographe of XVIIIe century. His earliest wellknown map of the canal de Languedoc, realised in 1669. 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’ Ministry of the Navy and Colonies. 

Condition : very good condition, in colors.

Edition : Paris, dated 1705, 18th century

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