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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 / 1665
Size:
20.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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102859
Place/Date:
Paris / 1664
Size:
22.75 x 14.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75663
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
15 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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80280
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
11.75 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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77928
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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102581
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49949
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77662
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83662
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
Stock#:
71892
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67395
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78763

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49348
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
9 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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49327
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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49371
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49739
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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49796
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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49881
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
11 x 8 inches
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VG+
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49916
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
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10.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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49930
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683 circa
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11 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49980
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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49997
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683
Size:
9 x 7 inches
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VG+
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50733
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683
Size:
9 x 7 inches
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VG+
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50772
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
10.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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57519
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
10.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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67116
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG
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67470
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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78887
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 circa
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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81894
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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83621
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13105
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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13106
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13108
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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14241
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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6513
Place/Date:
Paris / 1682
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8061
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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19330
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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25244
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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27333
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
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10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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40085
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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42472
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
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VG+
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49446
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
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10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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54973
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
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VG+
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74887
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13544
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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0005fm
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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26885
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679 circa
Size:
11 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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35883
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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37858