Depending on the individual map, presentation, and context, a rare or antique map can be modern, traditional, abstract, figurative, serious or whimsical. Today the decorative qualities of antique maps are widely recognized by interior designers who appreciate their beauty and design flexibility. Antique maps have proved a richly rewarding investment over the past decade, thanks to a growing appreciation of their unique historical appeal. Buying and collecting antique maps is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. Our collection includes a wide range of authentic antique maps from the 16th to the 20th centuries. We sell original antique maps to collectors, historians, educators and interior decorators all over the world. Many of his plates have been acquired by Pieter Schenk and Gerard Valk.Ĭondition: Good, general age-related toning. After his death his heirs still have published several maps. Around 15 years later he set up a partnership with his brother in law Hondius add issued further editions of the Mercator/Hondius atlas. When he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius he also set up a business as book publisher in Amsterdam. His father was a bookseller and publisher (Jan Janszoon the Elder). Janssonius (1656-1657).Īrtists and Engravers: Johannes Janssonius also known as Jan Jansson (1588-1664) was born in Arnhem, Netherlands. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum Orbis Orbis Terrarum: In quo Galliae, Helvetiae (.)' by J. Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région.
PK 0.Antique map of France titled 'Le Comte de Perigort'. PK 6.9 Le Fleix bridge, quay d/s r/b, village r/b PK 11.9 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande quay l/b, small town PK 12.3 Port-Sainte-Foy bridge, quay d/s r/b, village r/b PK 18.3 Eynesse quay and small village l/b PK 20.8 Saint-Aulaye quay and small village r/b 329: Correze, Dordogne, Perigueux, Tulle (France) and Surrounding. PK 27.2 Pessac-sur-Dordogne bridge, quay, village l/b Hi, Can someone advise me whether this is the right map to buy- Michelin Local Map, No. PK 33.7 Lamothe-Montravel quay and village r/b PK 39.3 Castillon-la-Bataille bridge, quay, village u/s l/b PK 42.6 Islands, navigation in middle arm PK 43.2 Civrac-de-Dordogne quay and village l/b (access from d/s) PK 43.8 Island, d/s tip, access to Civrac in l/b arm
PK 45.7 Sainte-Terre, mooring r/b, village 500m PK 49.5 Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac bridge, quay and village u/s l/b PK 56.1 Branne bridge, quay u/s l/b, village l/b PK 64.5 Slipway (Carré) r/b, poor condition PK 75.0 Libourne bridge, quay u/s and landing stage d/s r/b, slipway, town centre r/b PK 77.7 Fronsac quay and slipway, village r/b PK 85.6 Saint-Pardon quay and village l/b (access poor) PK 98.3 Pontoon, slipway l/b (Cavernes), water, electricity PK 101.9 Cubzac-les-Ponts bridge (Eiffel), pontoon capacity 16 boats, night €10, water, electricity, slipway, village 1500m r/b PK 110.6 Ambès pontoon capacity 8 boats, water, electricity, restaurant, slipway, village l/b Look at Dordogne, Aquitaine, France from different perspectives. PK 113.9 Bourg quay and slipway, village r/b, castle PK 117.0 Ambès oil terminal and refinery, industrial quays l/b PK 117.6 Confluence with the Gironde, Bec d’Ambès lighthouse l/b Restoration of Grand-Salvette lock in Bergerac, along with this canal, would open up navigation up to the spectacular Trémolat meander. These were finally bypassed by the remarkable Canal de Lalinde, with its triple staircase locks, built in 1838-1844.
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As well as mills and fish farming ponds, a serious obstacle throughout the 17th and 18th centuries was the series of rapids at La Gratusse, upstream of Bergerac. History – Plans to canalise the Dordogne were never completed. Pontoon moorings have been established at the more important towns and villages on the river. It is to be noted that the possibility of mooring at most of the ‘quays’ indicated in the distance table depends on the state of the tides.
The distance from Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud to the confluence with the Garonne is 118km. This is a free-flow navigation, with the difficulties that entails, down to Castillon-la-Bataille (PK 39). However, navigation is now impossible over the first 14km below the weir and officially begins at Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud, 12km upstream of the small town of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. The Dordogne was formerly navigable from Bergerac weir to its confluence with the Garonne at Bec d’Ambès.
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