Collection: Osher Sheet Map Collection

Title: Fez et Marocchi Regna

Title Translation: Fez and the Moroccan Kingdom

Alternative Title: Les Royaumes de Marocco & de Fez; Le Royaume de Fez

Barcode: 12821

Creator: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594, Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651

Publisher: Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Region Depicted: Morocco · Strait of Gibraltar · Spain

Date Produced: 1633

Date Published: 1633

Language: French

Subjects: Morocco · Spain · Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594 · Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664 · Gibraltar, Strait of

Map Type: Geographical, Political

Dimensions: 36 x 57 cm. on sheet 40 x 61 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Notes: Verso: Text titled "Le Royaume De Fez." Title of map is in Latin. From Volume 2, French edition of the Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius atlas. Inset view of Penon de Velez or Penon de Velez de La Gomera, a Spanish military outpost in North Africa off the Morrocan coast.

Brief Description: Map showing the kingdom of Morocco with decorative cartouche and inset of Penon de Velez de La Gomera, a Spanish military outpost in North Africa.

Physical Description: 1 map: illustrations, color; hand-applied outline; hand-laid paper

Insets: Peñón de Velez

Theme: Dutch Golden Age (17th-18th Century)

Associated Cartouche: Cartouche, 1633, Fessae et Marocchi Regna

Associated Map Imagery: Ship 1, 1633, Fessae et Marocchi Regna, Ship 2, 1633, Fessae et Marocchi Regna

Collection/Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/12821.0001