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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 / 1742
Size:
26 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82076
Place/Date:
Paris / 1740 -1741
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches (each sheet)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102860
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1705
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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95653
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81790
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
31.5 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82012
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
23.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77664
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81968
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76378
Place/Date:
Paris / 1696
Size:
22.75 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77592
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49725
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
93518
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93706
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99687
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682 circa
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102735
Place/Date:
Paris / 1680 circa
Size:
18.75 x 14.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81083
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:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 7.75 inches
Condition:
VG
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97909
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
7.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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97911
Place/Date:
Frankfurth / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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97913
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
97914
Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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32329mb
Place/Date:
Padova / 1666
Size:
32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82079

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1704
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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21420
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77809
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
16.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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81351
Place/Date:
Paris / 1699 (1720 circa)
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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66373
Place/Date:
Paris / 1698 circa
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
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88541
Place/Date:
Paris / 1697 circa
Size:
Condition:
VG+
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53080
Place/Date:
Paris / 1697
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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72979
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:
Utrecht / 1692 circa
Size:
12 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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27073
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1690 circa
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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30675
Place/Date:
Paris / 1690
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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91388
Place/Date:
Paris / 1689
Size:
25 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
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:
Utrecht / 1687
Size:
12 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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49391
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
13287
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG-
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3021
Place/Date:
Italy / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
6488
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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6604
Place/Date:
Italy / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
7034
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8609
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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18025EG
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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33298gm
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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38291
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 circa
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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45795
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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46650
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50847
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
11.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
49044
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49348