Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye while its animated motions reflect

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

the Brenta’s engineered channels echo centuries of hydraulic mastery that linked lagoon and interior

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

fishing boats

About the subject: The Bex–Gryon–Villars–Chesières lines—and the extension up to Bretaye—were early electric mountain railways that opened up a world of year-round leisure

Old Antique Map of Switzerland by Faden, 1799: Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Swiss Alps birds eye while its animated motions reflectNouvelle 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