L'Allemagne

Reduced map of Germany, although at this time, it was really the Holy Roman Empire including Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and Poland.

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.

This map was a reduced version of de Fer's larger map of the same region. Although the title refers to Germany, it is a map of central Europe or the Holy Roman Empire, including Austria, Bohemia, Prussia, parts of Poland, Flanders, the Netherlands, Silesia and parts of Hungary. [GER2288]