Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667), Carte des êvéchés de Verdun en 1656, comprenant le comté et baillage de Verdun, le barrois ducal, baillage de Saint Mihiel et terres adjacentes, comté de Clermont, marquisat d'Hattonchatel, baillage d'Apremont et la seigneurie de Jametz, printed by Mariette, Paris . There are many Lorraine communes, from Luxembourg, Metz, Pont à Mousson, to Stenay, Varenne, Clermont and Sainte Menehould. Engraving on copper titled: Veroduni, dimensions at sight 44x52 cm + the frame 67x59 cm

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