1628 Gerard Mercator Antique Map the Franche Comte de Bourgogne Region of France Botanical 000 troy oz (205 lbs

000 troy oz (205 lbs or 93 kg) of gold

Architectural painter Johann Andreas Graff gave him his first drawing lessons

He is responsible for publishing an edition ofPtolemy's Geographia in 1596 that contained 27 maps of the ancient world drawn from the text of Claude Ptolemy

after receiving a delegation consisting of Baudin and eminent members of the Institut National des Sciences et Arts on 25 March 1800

This attractive original antique map of the English county of Hereford

1628 Gerard Mercator Antique Map the Franche Comte de Bourgogne Region of France Botanical 000 troy oz (205 lbsTitle : La Haute Bourgoigne Per Geradum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio Size: 21in x 17in (530mm x 430mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Date : 1628 Ref #: 26144 Description: This original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique map of of the historical region of the Free County of Burgundy (Franche Comte de Bourgogne) of eastern France by Gerard Mercator was published by Henricus Hondius in the early 1628 French edition of Gerard Mercators Atlas.