This map was originally painted by French cartographer Oronce Finé in 1525 and later republished in 1538, which is the copy currently held at the University of Basel. The reproduction bears the Latin title «Nova totius galiae descriptio» (New description of all Gaul) and is the first modern map to reproduce France in a detailed and coherent manner.

The map covers Gaul as defined by the Romans, and the following names appear on the map:

• Gallia Belgica: in the upper right, covering present-day Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Gallia Celtica: In the upper left, covering the north and west coasts, as well as the central part of present-day France.
• Aquitaine: In the lower left, covering the south-west of present-day France.
• Gallia Narbonesis: In the lower right, covering the Mediterranean coast.
• Gallia Cisalpina: On the right side, covering the Alps.

The map extends to part of northern Hispania and Italy, and also covers some of the settlements on the south coast of England.

Sources

• New description of the whole of Gaul / Orontius, F. Delphinas, faciebat
• New Description of All of Gaul