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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 / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102555
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76378
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1705
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95653
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
12 x 8.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97902
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97904
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 7.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97907
Place/Date:
Frankfurth / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97913
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
97914
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
32329mb
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50415
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49949
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50420
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
17.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50446
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 / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49725
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64133
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67395
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71892
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1664
Size:
22.75 x 14.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75663

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
15.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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61980
Place/Date:
Paris / 1670
Size:
21.25 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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77204
Place/Date:
Paris / 1651
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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102554
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1690 circa
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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30675
Place/Date:
Paris / 1695
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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12755
Place/Date:
Paris / 1695
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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4341
Place/Date:
Paris / 1660
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1689
Size:
25 x 18.5 inches
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VG+
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1847
Place/Date:
Paris / 1689
Size:
25.5 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
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70642
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679 circa
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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64184
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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64329
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97901
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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97903
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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97906
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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97910
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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0148
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 (1651)
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
0627
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656 (1679)
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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11582
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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11625
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13069
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13070
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13105
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
13106
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13108
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
13287