Given the question: Facts: - caption: engraving of nicolas de fer by jaques-francois benard - death date: 25 october 1720 1646 - parents: antoine and genevieve - birth date: 1646 - name: nicolas de fer - nationality: french - image: portrait - nicolas de fer.png - death place: paris , france - occupation: cartographer , geographer , engraver , publisher Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nicolas de fer .
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nicolas de fer -lrb- 1646 -- 25 october 1720 -rrb- was a french cartographer and geographer .he also was an engraver and publisher .his works focused more on quantity than quality , there were often geographical errors , and they were more artistic than accurate .