Hainaut, Namur, and Cambresis counties, after 1704

Item — Oversize_Folder: 5

Identifier: id189619

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Scope and Contents

(Wright Belgium/Holland Map No. 5)

Carte des Comtez de Hainaut de Namur et de Cambresis. Dressée par Guillaume Del'Isle de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences sur plusieurs morceaux manuscrits et campemens des Armees du Roi sur les Itineraires anciens et modernes &c. "Les paroisses du Diocese de Cambrai et leur position sont prises de la Carte Ms. qui en a ete levee in 1704 par l'ordre de Mes. Francois de Fenelon, Archeveque Duc le Cambrai &c.

[Map of County of Hainaut Namur and Cambresis. Created by William Del'Isle of the Academie Rle. of Sciences on several manuscript pieces and camps of the King's Weapons on the Ancient and Modern Itineraries & c . The parishes of the Diocese of Cambrai and their position are taken from the Ms. Map which was lifted in 1704 by the order of Mes. Francois de Fenelon, Archbishop Duc le Cambrai & c.]

Urban areas in color. Shows forests, etc. Relief shown pictorially

Guillaume Del'Isle, Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris - geographer

Desrosiers, Guérard, Nicolas - engravers

J. Covens & C. Mortier, Amsterdam - publisher

copper engraving,hand-colored,decorative cartouche,canvas backed foldeing map of 4 sheets

49 cm x 65 cm

1:210,000

Includes "Advertissement" - indicates that data for the Diocesses of Cambray was taken from a map made in 1704.

Title in upper margin: Comitatus Hannoniae Namurcensis et Cameracensis.

[ County Henault Namur and Cambrai.]

Map appears in atlas titled : Atlas nouveau, contenant toutes les parties su Monde, ou sont exactement remarquees les empires, monarchies, royaumes, etats, republiques, &c. Par Guillaume de l'Isle. Premier Geographe de sa Majeste. A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier, sur le Vygendam.

Dates

Creation: after 1704

Creator

From the Collection: Wright, John Womack, 1876-1953 (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Saint Helene, Placide de (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Senex, John, d. 1740 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702 (Cartographer, Person)

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