Antique Print of the Observatoire de Paris by De Fer (1705)

Description: Antique print Paris titled ' Veue septentrionale de l'Observatoire, de Paris (..)'. Antique print with three views of the Observatoire de Paris. This print originates from 'L'Atlas curieux ou le Monde réprésente dans des cartes'.

Artists and Engravers: Nicholas de Fer (1646-1720) was the youngest son of Parisian print and map seller, Antoine de Fer [d.1673]. He became an official geographer to both French and Spanish kings. Nicholas de Fer was one of the most prolific and influential French geographers and cartographers of the late 17th and early 18th Century.