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![WESTERMAYER, C[onrad]; [after Jaques-François BENARD] Nicholas Defer.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/17742_1H.jpg?x44324)
Nicholas Defer.
Köngl. Franz. Geograph. Gebohr 1646. Gestorb. 1720.
[Weimar,
Friedrich Justin Bertuch,
1803].
Stipple-engraved portrait.
140 by 90mm. (5.5 by 3.5 inches).
17742
notes:
De Fer's portrait, engraved by Conrad Westermayer after Jaques-François Bénard, appeared in Volume 12 of 'Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden', published in 1803. It shows the bust of de Fer wearing a huge powdered wig and lace collar, and is captioned with his name, role, and dates of birth and death.
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