A map of the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. The map includes ruined castles, battlefields and mountainous areas all explained by a key lower left. A note stretching across the top of the map explains about the county of Neuchatel; the state and how it’s governed.

Dimensions (W x H): 64.5 x 49 / 25½ x 19½

Guilliame Delisle (1675-1726) is important as the first "scientific" cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps. He adopted entirely new principles in cartography and set about making a thorough reform in that subject. Delisle recognized ...

Dimensions (W x H): 62 x 48 / 24½ x 19