Merian's Map of Lisbon Mapmaker(s)_Nicolas Sanson The latter invites himself on

The latter invites himself on the writer's journey

" charged by the French king with mapping the coasts of France first and then the rest of the world

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Merian's Map of Lisbon Mapmaker(s)_Nicolas Sanson The latter invites himself onThis map shows Lisbon on the banks of the River Tagus, still at the height of her prosperity as the hub of a Portuguese empire and trade network which stretched between south America and east Asia. A legend at the foot identifies 34 key buildings and places of interest, many of which were destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. The map was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Archontologia Cosmica and Theatrum Europaeum. Merian