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Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667) is considered the father of French cartography in its golden age from the mid-seventeenth century to the mid-eighteenth. Over the course of his career he produced over 300 maps; they are known for their clean style and extensive research. Sanson was largely responsible for beginning the shift of cartographic production and excellence from Amsterdam to Paris in the later-seventeenth century.

Sanson was born in Abbeville in Picardy. He made his first map at age twenty, a wall map of ancient Gaul. Upon moving to Paris, he gained the attention of Cardinal Richelieu, who made an introduction of Sanson to King Louis XIII. This led to Sanson's tutoring of the king and the granting of the title ingenieur-geographe du roi

His success can be chalked up to his geographic and research skills, but also to his partnership with Pierre Mariette. Early in his career, Sanson worked primarily with the publisher Melchior Tavernier. Mariette purchased Tavernier’s business in 1644. Sanson worked with Mariette until 1657, when the latter died. Mariette’s son, also Pierre, helped to publish the Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (1658), Sanson' atlas and the first French world atlas.

Place/Date:
Paris / 1641 (1700)
Size:
30 x 22 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
82025
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102567
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50474
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50477
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64133
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80900
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80926
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81338
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102583
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50415
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102557
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102558
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102559
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102572
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
104846
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
Size:
16.25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93092
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
Size:
4 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
106813
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78763
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50420
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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71892

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1632
Size:
16 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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50445
Place/Date:
Paris / 1632
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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84069
Place/Date:
Paris / 1634
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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15025
Place/Date:
Paris / 1636
Size:
16.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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50510
Place/Date:
Paris / 1636
Size:
16.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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102563
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
16.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50499
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
17 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50500
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
16.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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52025
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
20.5 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
VG
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75512
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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85236
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
20.5 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
VG+
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102561
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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102562
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50508
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50505
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50506
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50444
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
31 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
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82010
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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90987
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641 - 1697
Size:
14 x 18.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
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93865
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
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102570
Place/Date:
Paris / 1647
Size:
15 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50478
Place/Date:
Paris / 1647
Size:
22.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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77878
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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6707
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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6711
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1010hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1013hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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50448
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
14.5 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50450
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
17 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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50475
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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50476
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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64134
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
23.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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86682
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648 - 1697
Size:
12.5 x 18.5 inches (Binding)
Condition:
VG
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102931
Place/Date:
Paris / 1649
Size:
15 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50504