Ferraris map
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The Ferraris map or map of the Austrian Netherlands is a historical map created between 1770 and 1778 by Count Joseph de Ferraris and includes 275 sheets[1] published at the original scale of 1/11.5. The map was made in response to a request by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. It is the first systematic, large scale mapping of modern-day Belgium and parts of Western Europe.
The topographic survey was performed on a territory corresponding to today's Belgium and Luxembourg as well as some territories now belonging to Germany and the Netherlands. There are three original versions of the map. The Royal Library of Belgium, the Austrian National Library and National Library of the Netherlands each have one.
