Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye The 'Specialkarte vom westlichen Kleinasien'

The 'Specialkarte vom westlichen Kleinasien' is a remarkable piece of cartographic artistry

fishing boats

while its animated motions reflect a scene of natural and lively beauty

Church’s precise eye for natural detail

Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye The 'Specialkarte vom westlichen Kleinasien'Nouvelle Carte de la Suisse, issued in London in 1799 by the eminent cartographer William Faden, is a masterwork at the intersection of politics, science, and Alpine romance. Composed in the turbulent aftermath of the Old Confederacy and on the cusp of Helvetic reorganization, it presents the Thirteen Cantons and their affiliated territories with the crystalline precision that made Faden Geographer to the King. The plate marries a lucid political