Picardie (English: Picardy) is one of the 26 régions of France. It is located in the northern part of France. The modern région of Picardie is larger than the historical province of Picardy. The south of the Aisne département and most of the Oise département were historically part of the province of Île-de-France, while the Somme département and the north of the Aisne département were the province of Picardy proper.
5521 Picardie, Jan Jansson, 1647 . Price: 95.00
PICARDIA Vera et Inferior. A detailed engraved map extending as far south as Reims. Three decorative cartouches. 21 x 15 inches, 540 x 390 mm. Dutch text on verso. Uncoloured. Good condition.
From Nieuwen Atlas, Ofte Weerelt-Beschrijvinghe.
5522 Calais, Jan Jansson, 1647. Price: 120.00
Le Gouvernement de CALAIS & Pais Reconquis. An engraved map including Calais and Gravelines. Decorative title and scale cartouche. Dedication cartouche with coat of arms. Ships. Dutch text on verso. 20 x 16 inches, 510 x 405 mm. Uncoloured Good condition.
The end of English rule over Calais came on January 7, 1558 when the French, under Francis, Duke of Guise, took advantage of a weakened garrison and decayed fortifications to retake it. The loss was regarded by Queen Mary I of England as a dreadful misfortune. When she heard the news, she reportedly said "When I am dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart" (Holinshed's Chronicles, IV, 1808). The region around Calais, known as the Calaisis, was renamed the Pays Reconquis ("Reconquered Country") in commemoration of its recovery.
The town was captured by the Spanish in 1596 in an invasion mounted from the nearby Spanish Netherlands but it was returned to France under the Treaty of Vervins in 1598.
15557 Picardie, Abraham Ortelius, 1595 . Price: 160.00
PICARDIAE, Belgicae regionis descriptio
A fine early map of the region embellished with decorative title and scale cartouches. 20 x 12.5 inches, 510 x 325 nmm. Uncoloured. Fine condition.
From the Theatrum.
23573 Picardie, G. Mercator / J. Jansson, c.1636. Price: 35.00
PICARDIA. A small early engraved map of the region. Cartouches. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. German text on verso. Medium even bowning all over, otherwise good condition.
From Atlas Minor.
26590 Part of Picardy, J. Covens and C. Mortier, c.1740. Price: 110.00
CARTE PARTICULIERE DES ENVIRONS D’ARTHOIS DU BOULENOIS ET D’UNE PARTIE DE LA PICARDIE. An engraved map including the towns of Saint-Omer, Aire, Montreuil and Hesdin The title appears above the map includes the names of Covens and Mortier and the Brussels bookseller Eugene Henri Fricx. 21 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Good condition.
27704 Picardie, Gerard and Leonard Valk, circa 1730. Price: 110.00
PRAEFECTURA PICCARDIAE....
A copper engraved map covering quite a large area. Shows the coatline from Dieppe to Dunkirk and extends inland to include Ghent and Mechelen. The title appears across the top of the map with panels displaying the scales and explanation. 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Original outline and wash colouring. Fine clean condition.
From Atlas Minor by Reiner and Josua Ottens.
27787 Entrace to the River Somme, Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Price: 40.00
CARTE DE ENTREES DE LA RIVIERE DE SOMME ET DE LA COSTE DEPUIS ST. VALLERY JUSQU’A TREPORT
An engraved chart showing the entrance to the River Somme with Treport and St.Vallery. 12 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Original blue outline and wash hand colouring. Fine condition.
Map number 18 from Volume 5 of Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
