This exceptionally detailed 17th-century map depicts the historic French province of Quercy, centered around Cahors along the Lot River in southwestern France. Bounded by neighboring historical regions such as Limousin, Auvergne, Rouergue, Albigeois, Languedoc, and Périgord, the map intricately illustrates cities, fortified villages, winding waterways, and hilly terrain. Published during the golden age of Dutch cartography, it reflects the high standard of geographical accuracy and artistic design characteristic of the Blaeu workshop. Decorative elements enrich the composition, including a prominent title cartouche at the upper right framed by hanging drapery and topped with a coat of arms. In the lower left corner, a distance scale cartouche features an allegorical female figure holding dividers beside a terrestrial globe. Bright hand coloring enhances the regional borders, topography, and heraldic embellishments across the entire sheet.