Antique Maps by Francois de Belleforest (*1530 - †1583)

François de Belleforest was a French writer, translator and poet during the Renaissance. In 1568 he became historian of King Henry III, but had to give up soon because of inaccuracies. He worked as a writer and translator and transferred the Cosmography of Sebastian Munster into French. La Cosmographie universelle de tout le monde was published 1575 in Paris and was created in collaboration with the two Parisian publishers Nicolas Chesneau and Michel Sonnius. He has not used Sebastian Munster as sole source, several maps and views are based on Ortelius and Braun / Hogenberg, but also own work and unknown sources are found in the important work.

The picture shows the bust of Belleforest in Samatan (Gers, France). Source: Wikipedia, BastienM.

Francois de Belleforest: Negroponte
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A very scarce early woodcut map of Euboea (Negroponte). Below and verso description of Euboea. Ruled in brown ink.The map was published in the French edition of the Cosmographia Universalis...
Negroponte
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Negroponte, Euboea. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

450,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Plant, et Figure de la riche cité de Calecut en la premiere Inde.
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Calicut (Kozhikode) in India. With several ships and elephants. Ruled in brown ink. The view comes from the French edition of the Cosmographia Universalis by...
Plant, et Figure de la riche cité de Calecut en la premiere Inde.
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Kozhikode, Calicut. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

250,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Il Cuscho Citta Principale della Provincia del Peru
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Cusco (Cuzco) in Peru. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut and represents one of the earliest views of a city in the New World. The...
Il Cuscho Citta Principale della Provincia del Peru
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Cuzco, Cusco, Peru. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

850,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Diu
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Island Diu in India. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. The view comes from the French edition of the Cosmographia Universalis by...
Diu
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11364
Antique woodcut map of Diu. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

350,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Candia, olim Creta
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut map of Crete. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. The view comes from the French edition of the Cosmographia Universalis by Sebastian...
Candia, olim Creta
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Crete. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

1 300,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: La vray plant & pourtraict de l'assiette des villes de Coron, Modon & Navarrin, situees la Moree...
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut map of the southern Peloponnese. Showing the region from Pylos (Navarrin) and Methoni (Modon) to Koroni (Coron) during the battles between the Turks and the Christians....
La vray plant & pourtraict de l'assiette des villes de Coron, Modon &...
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Pylos, Methoni, Koroni, Peloponnese. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

950,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Quiloa
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Kilwa Kisiwani, formerly called Quiloa by the Portuguese, today belongs to Tanzania. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full...
Quiloa
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11417
Antique woodcut town view of Quiloa, Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

190,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Cefala
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Cefala or Sofala, Mozambique. Once an important trading port at the mouth of the Sofala River in Portuguese East Africa. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it...
Cefala
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11418
Antique woodcut town view of Sofala, Cefala, Mozambique. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

190,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Arzilla
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Asilah, Morocco. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on the Asilah view of Braun and Hogenberg. The...
Arzilla
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Asilah, Morocco. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

190,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Sala
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Salé, Morocco. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on the Salé view of Braun and Hogenberg. The view...
Sala
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Sale, Morocco. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

190,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Ormus
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of Hormuz, an island in the Strait of Hormuz, belonging to Iran. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on...
Ormus
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

330,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Morea Penisola
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut map of the Peloponnese. As a woodcut map, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. The map comes from the French edition of the Cosmographia Universalis by...
Morea Penisola
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of the Peloponnese. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

550,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Rhodus
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of the city of Rhodes. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Based on the Rhodes view of Braun and Hogenberg. The...
Rhodus
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11427
Antique woodcut town view of Rodos, Rhodes. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

320,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Rhodus Isle renommee du Soleil, iadis republique, & Vatuersite, puis retraite des Chevaliers de...
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut map of Rhodes. Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut map, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. Most properly based on the Rhodes map of Camocio. The map comes...
Rhodus Isle renommee du Soleil, iadis republique, & Vatuersite, puis...
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of Rodos, Rhodes. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

800,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Modon Cite, situee en la Moree.
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A scarce and early woodcut view of the city of Methoni (Modon). Ruled in brown ink. As a woodcut view, it is extremely fine cut. On the full text sheet. The view comes from the French edition of...
Modon Cite, situee en la Moree.
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Methoni, Peloponnese. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

220,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Pourtraict de la ville Sainct Denis en France.
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. Ruled in brown ink. An extensive key to the right describing the main buildings and places. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view....
Pourtraict de la ville Sainct Denis en France.
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11618
Antique woodcut town view of Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

250,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Des Isles de Bretagne, la gran' Albion, qui est Angletetre, Hirlande, de leurs citez en general.
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut map of the British Isles. Ruled in brown ink.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie Universelle de tout le monde , printed 1575 in two volumes in Paris by...
Des Isles de Bretagne, la gran' Albion, qui est Angletetre, Hirlande, de...
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut map of the British Isles. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

800,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Alexandre Alesie Escossois, d'Edinbourg
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie Universelle de tout le monde ,...
Alexandre Alesie Escossois, d'Edinbourg
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Edinburgh, Scotland. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

420,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: La Ville de Parpignan
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Perpignan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie...
La Ville de Parpignan
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

220,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: La Ville et Chasteau de Nice
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Nice in the Provance. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie Universelle de tout le monde ,...
La Ville et Chasteau de Nice
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Nice, Provence. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

1 250,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Le Chasteau de la Baronnie de Senescey [Château de Ruffey]
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Château de Ruffey in Sennecey-le-Grand, Bourgogne. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie...
Le Chasteau de la Baronnie de Senescey [Château de Ruffey]
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Antique woodcut town view of Sennecey-le-Grand, Bourgogne. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

70,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Le Dessein, et vray pourtraict de la ville de Calais
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Calais. Ruled in brown ink. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view.This woodcut was published in La Cosmographie Universelle de tout le monde , printed 1575...
Le Dessein, et vray pourtraict de la ville de Calais
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11629
Antique woodcut town view of Calais. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

270,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Le vif Portraict de la grand' Eglise Saint Denis
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
Large and rare woodcut view of the interior of the Basilica of St Denis close to Paris. The large medieval abbey church was completed in 1144 is considered to be the first Gothic church.This...
Le vif Portraict de la grand' Eglise Saint Denis
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
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Woodcut of an architectural illustration. Basilica of St Denis. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

300,00 €
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Francois de Belleforest: Pourtraict ou plan de la ville de Chartres
Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius, Paris, 1575
A rare and early woodcut view of Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire. Ruled in brown ink. An extensive key to the bottom describing the main buildings and places. Extremely fine cut for a woodcut view....
Pourtraict ou plan de la ville de Chartres
1575 - Francois de Belleforest
11631
Antique woodcut town view of Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire. Printed in Paris by Nicolas Chesneau, Michel Sonnius in 1575.

450,00 €
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