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| Title: | Recueil Factice de Cartes et de Plans de Ville de l'Europe et Particulièrement de la France |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1592-1660 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 253 |
| Size: | 1 volume |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Manuscript study of the geographical, political, and administrative character of urban centers in various countries over several periods in history. Primarily French urban geography, but also includes much of Europe, the British Isles, and Africa. Primarily the work of Joannem Janssonium (Amsterdam, 1588-1665), Jean Boisseau (Paris, fl. 1637-1658), Nicolas Berey (Paris, 1606-1665), Jodocus Hondius [II?] (Amsterdam, 1594-1629), Jacques Honervogt, and Jean le Clerc (Paris, 1560-1621). |
The manuscript is open for research.
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Manuscript study of the geographical, political, and administrative character of urban centers in various countries over several periods in history. Primarily French urban geography, but also includes much of Europe, the British Isles, and Africa. Primarily the work of Joannem Janssonium (Amsterdam, 1588-1665), Jean Boisseau (Paris, fl. 1637-1658), Nicolas Berey (Paris, 1606-1665), Jodocus Hondius [II?] (Amsterdam, 1594-1629), Jacques Honervogt, and Jean le Clerc (Paris, 1560-1621).
Extensively illustrated with engraved maps, 1592-1644.
Some oversize plates, folded in.
Some pages are torn.
Probably the middle section of a larger text; front and back sections are missing.
One unsigned map copies an engraved plate featured in Willem Blaeu, Novus Atlas (Amsterdam, 1635).
Two index cards interleaved, in 20th-century hand: card 1, recto: "Senn, Mrs. Nicholas, 1555 N. Clark St.." (532 Dearborn, 1702 LaSalle, crossed out); verso: "Berey, Nicholas."
Card 2, recto: "Rheins, Louis J., Two Rivers, [xxx?], 2 pairs, Donor 1[?] 5021[?]; verso:"Secco, Fernando Alvares, Portugallia [1630?]."
Text in French.
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Crerar Ms 253 |