La Seignevrie d’Ovest-Frise ou Frise Occidentale, divisee en ses Trois Parties,

Title

La Seignevrie d’Ovest-Frise ou Frise Occidentale, divisee en ses Trois Parties,

Description

Map shows the province of Friesland in the Netherlands with two cartouches.

c. 1681

Artist

Jaillot/ Sanson (1632-1712)

Alexis Hubert Jaillot ( 1632 -1712) was one of the most important French cartographers of the 17th century. In 1665 he married the daughter of the cartographer family Berey. After the death of his brother-in-law, Nicolas II Berey (1640–1667), he bought from his sister–in–law the Berey map collection. This was the beginning of his career as a publisher. Later, in 1670, he had a partnership with Nicolas Sanson's son and re-published and re-engraved many of his maps. The atlases and maps mainly have been printed by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam and Paris.

Historical Description

Friesland or Greater Friesland has long been the name given to the Frisian settlement areas that stretch along the Dutch and German North Sea coasts. The Inter-Frisian Council, which represents all Frisian interests, speaks of the Three Frieslands. This refers to Westerlauwers' Friesland, which essentially comprises the Dutch province of Friesland, eastern Friesland with the Frisian settlement areas from the Ems to the Weser estuary and the Schleswig-Holstein region of North Friesland including the island of Helgoland. The province of Friesland, Westlauwers'sche Friesland, belongs to the Netherlands. An early culture with settlements on terps (terps) developed in Friesland around 400 to 200 BC. The Romans called the inhabitants Frisii. In the 8th century, Friesland became part of the Frankish Empire and was Christianized. During the Middle Ages, Friesland was incorporated piece by piece by the Counts of Holland. After a period of independence in the 15th century, Friesland returned to Holland and came under Habsburg rule. From 1581, it had a relatively independent status within the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. It was one of the few provinces by the sea to have its own Admiralty of Friesland. Friesland became part of the Batavian Republic in 1795, the Napoleonic Kingdom of Holland in 1806 and the French Empire in 1810. Since 1815, Friesland has been a province of the newly established Kingdom of the Netherlands.