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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 / 1696
Size:
22.75 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77592
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
23.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
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77664
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 8 inches
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VG+
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77662
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
11.75 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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77928
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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78763
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80081
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
15 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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80280
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80900
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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80926
Place/Date:
Paris / 1680 circa
Size:
18.75 x 14.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81083
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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81338
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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81790
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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81968
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
31.5 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82012
Place/Date:
Paris / 1742
Size:
26 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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82076
Place/Date:
Padova / 1666
Size:
32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82079
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83662

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
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12 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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13544
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Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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13545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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14014
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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14015
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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14205
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
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10 x 7 inches
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VG
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14241
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Paris / 1634
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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15025
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Paris / 1659
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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2650
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Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
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2676
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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2679
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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2685
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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VG
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2698
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 8 inches
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VG
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2701
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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2705
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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2712
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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2713
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 8 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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2749
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
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6.5 x 6 inches
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VG-
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3021
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Paris / 1656
Size:
20 x 16 inches
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3178
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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4018
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Paris / 1657 ?
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10 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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5404
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Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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5634
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Italy / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
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6488
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Utrecht / 1656
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12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
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6495
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Utrecht / 1682
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10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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6513
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
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6604
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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6707
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
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VG
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6711
Place/Date:
Italy / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
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VG+
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7034
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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7399
Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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7501
Place/Date:
Paris / 1669
Size:
17.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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7569