Belleforest, François de
François de Belleforest (1530 – 1 January 1583) was a French author, poet and translator. Born poor and orphaned young, he nevertheless found his way into the court of Marguerite of Navarre, and traveled throughout France. He came to Paris, where he interacted with the writers of that generation. and then to Paris where he came into contact with members of the young literary generation. He wrote prolifically - more than fifty works - but he is best known in cartographic circles for his cosmographical and historical writing, as well as his translations. His 1575 translation of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia resulted in a more beautifully illustrated work than its original, replacing its now out-of-date with gorgeous woodcut renditions of maps based on Ortelius, Braun and Hogenberg, and other courant sources. He rose swiftly despite dying relatively young: from his impoverished beginnings, by 1568 he had become historiographer to the king.
All roads lead to Rome.
La figure de la place, où fut iadiz la cite de Rome, avec ses portes, QUAND ELLE ESTOIT EN SA GRAND FLEUR.
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This is a rare 1575 François de Belleforest map of ancient Rome 'when she was in full flower.' The map is oriented to the southwest, and depicts the walled city set upon its famous hills. It names the principal gates to the city, and marks the location of the Coliseum, the Pantheon, the baths of Diocletian, Constantine, Antony, and Nero. While all roads lead to Rome, the map names but a few: The Appian Way, the Flaminian Way, and the Aurelian Way. (more details)
Bestiary of fantastical northern monsters - in a rare superior edition.
Les Monstres Marins, et Terrestres, Lesquelles on Trouve en Beaucoup di Lieux es Parties Septentrionales.
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Euphemistically referred to as Munster's Monsters, this is the rare 1575 Belleforest edition of Münster's bestiary of sea serpents and other astonishing monsters. Bellforest editions are highly desirable for their superior presentation and engraving. The image first appeared in the expanded 1550 editions of Munster's Cosmographia, a work which, for more than half a century, provided the European literate layperson their best source of information about the world. This scarce second block was cut in Paris for inclusion in the 1575 Belleforest edition of Cosmographia. (more details)