Carte de la Souveraine te de Neuchatel et Vallangin

Title

Carte de la Souveraine te de Neuchatel et Vallangin

Description

Map showing the principalities of Neuchatel and Vallangin in the canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland. Above a description of the county of Neuchatel, a title cartouche with two eagles, a compass rose in Lake Neuchatel and five representations of coats of arms in the country.

ca. 1680

Artist

Covens/ Mortier (1685-1740)

Jean Covens und Corneille Mortier where brothers in law, who continued the bussines, founded of Pierre Mortier in 1685 in Amsterdam. They called it Covens & Mortier. They extended their buissines in buying the company of De Witt.

Historical Description

Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics. The early history of the region is tied to that of Alpine culture. Switzerland was inhabited by Gauls and Raetians, and it came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC. Gallo-Roman culture was amalgamated with Germanic influence during Late Antiquity, with the eastern part of Switzerland becoming Alemannic territory. The area of Switzerland was incorporated into the Frankish Empire in the 6th century. In the high medieval period, the eastern part became part of the Duchy of Swabia within the Holy Roman Empire while the western part was part of Burgundy