Guillaume de Lisle
Map of Neuchatel and Vallagnin

Handsome antique map of the Neuchatel Region in period outline cover engraved circa 1715.

The map depicts churches, ruined castles, battlefields, mineral springs, and forested regions. Texts on either side of the cartouche provide historical notes on the region. Ornamental Cartouche surrounded by two eagles and topped by a crown.

The Full Full Title in the Cartouche Reads: Carte de la Souverainete de Neuchatel et Vallangin. Dressee sur les Memoires du Sr. D.F. de Merveilleux D. Mcin. Rectifiee par les observations de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. Dediee a Messieurs de la Venerable Classe et Compagnie des Pasteur a du Comte de Neuchatel. Par leur tres humble et tres obeisst. Serviteur De Merveilleux, D.M.
Grave par Liebaux le fils.

The cartographer Guillaume de Lisle is known for his scientific approach to map making and the fact that his editions often corrected earlier inaccuracies.

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