Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye Church’s precise eye for natural

Church’s precise eye for natural detail

Tripoli (labelled as Tripoli)

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

With Part Of Scotland"

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

Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye Church’s precise eye for naturalNouvelle 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