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Engraved regional map, with title cartouche, showing Berry a centrally located region of France., 17th Century survey of France, in 4 volumes, published 1660-1663, by Casper Merian, printed by Casper Merian, Broer and Jan Appelaar. First published in German in Frankfurt between 1655 and 1661, also published in Latin. This is the first Dutch language edition of the most extensive survey of the geography of France, published in Amsterdam shortly after Merian's death. Includes 4 engraved title pages, 325 maps and views, some folding, some double page, accompanied by text by Martin Zeiller. Series of engraving of 17th. century French landscapes, the most comprehensive guide to the cities, buildings and roadways. Contemporary half calf covers with the gilt title "Naeukeuriche beschrijvinche van Vranckryk" on spine.

Date as on map sheet or, if absent, 1695., Outline color. Rellef shown by sketches. Pub Date based on title page, however map sheets vary, including newer dates.

Engraved regional map of Berry, France. Showing towns, villages, landmarks, forests, rivers and mountains. Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative cartouches and compass rose., Geographical theater of France, containing the maps of its provinces. And those of its borders & adjacent countries. Published in Paris by Pierre Mariette, 1650. Atlas has no title page and index (but supplied in facsimile of the 1653 edition), title provided by cataloger based on Mireille Pastoureau," The French Atlas (16th-17th centuries): Bibliographic Directory and Study ", Paris, 1984. The "Geographic Theater" of Mariette succeeds that of Tavernier of 106 plates, but it offers 60 maps, dated 1627-1646, edited by Pierre-Jean Mariette and engraved by Michel van Lochom, Melchior Tauernier and Abraham Peyrounin, Abraham. This atlas copy composed of 57 maps, lacks maps 41 "Carte de Provence", 42 "Description des Isles de Ste. Margrite & St. Honorat" and 54 "Carte la Savoye". For map 42 see Record #12100.041.

In 1594 Maurice Bouguereau issued the first national atlas of France with regional maps. Jean Le Clerc acquired the plates and re issued the maps with editions published by him and later his widow in 1621, 1626, and 1632 (this copy). Additional maps were added with each edition. Considered the first atlas of France to contain detailed maps of all the provinces. Sheets in French and/or Latin. Relief shown in sketches.