C1789

A map of the Austrian possessions in the Netherlands or Low Countries, with the principalities of Liege and Stavelo, …..

Mapmaker:

William Faden (1749 - 1836)

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S/N: EU-BEL-1789-FADE-014–185995

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Full Title:

A map of the Austrian possessions in the Netherlands or Low Countries, with the principalities of Liege and Stavelo, …..

Date:

C1789

Mapmaker:

William Faden (1749 - 1836)

Condition:

Toned to lower marging, otherwise in good condition, centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Original engraving

Image Size:

675mm

x 530mm

Paper Size:

805mm

x 583mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1789

Description:

Large scale chart of the Low Countries based on the trigonometric surveys made by the order of Prince Charles of Lorraine.

Mapmaker:

William Faden (1750-1836)

Faden was a cartographer and publisher who took over Thomas Jefferys’s business in 1771 and held the position of Geographer to His Majesty the King and the Prince of Wales. Faden’s work was of the highest standard and he was chosen to produce the very first map for the Ordnance Survey – a map of Kent in four sheets – in 1801.