Le Royaume de Naples

The south of Italy from Abruzzi to Calabria, then comprising the historical Kingdom of Naples. Large inset of Sardinia on the lower right.

De Fer (1646-1720) was the son of a prominent engraver and produced his first map in 1669. He joined his father's business in 1673 and ultimately took over in 1687. He was a prolific map maker who produced over six hundred separate maps in multiple forms; as separate issues, bound within history and travel books, and as atlases. In the late 17th century he was made Geographer to the Dauphin.

As with most of the maps of regional Italy, de Fer's map is based on Sanson's map of Italy although he does add several corrections and changes in the coastline.

The pairing of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Naples gathers the Spanish possessions on Italy at this time on one map. [IT3568]