The Duchy of Normandy is a formerly independent duchy situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area, the Pays de Caux and the region to the west through the Pays d'Auge as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. Normandy was historically a province of France. It comprised present-day Upper and Lower Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the départements of Eure-et-Loir, Mayenne, and Sarthe.
10542 Entrance to River Seine, J. N. Bellin, 1764. Price: 40.00
ENTREE DE LA RIVIERE DE SEINE ET SON COURS JUSQU'A QUILLEBEUF. Engraved chart with an uncoloured title cartouche. Shows the river as far as Quillbeau. Compass rose. 14 x 9 inches. Original blue outline and wash colouring. Good condition.
From Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
15560 Normandy and Ile de France, Reiner & Josua Ottens, c.1760 Price: 155.00
LE GOUVERNEMENT DE NORMANDIE ET UNE PARTIE DE L'ISLE DE RANCE, D'ORLEANOIS & DE BRETAGNE. A detailed engraved map which includes Bretagne, Normandie and extends south to include the towns of Nantes, Angers and Orleans. Includes half of the island of Jersey. The title and scales appear above the map. A pasted on flap extends the map to the border of Picardie. 23 x 19 inches, 595 x 475 mm. Original outline and wash colouring. Fine condition.
15561 Dieppe, Jacques N. Bellin, 1764. Price: 30.00
PLAN DE LA VILLE DE DIEPPE. A simple town plan embellished with an uncoloured rococo cartouche. 13 x 8.5 inches, 330 x 220 mm. Original blue outline and wash colouring. Good condition.
From Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
17063 Le Havre, John Luffman, 1804. Price: 39.00
HAVRE. A simple plan of the town and fortifications with a key listing nine places. Description beneath in two lines. 6 x 4.5 inches, 150 x 115 mm. Early hand colouring. Fine condition. Rare.
From Plans of the Principal Cities, Harbours and Forts in the World.
