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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.
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Paris / 1660 circa
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20 x 16 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1653
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21.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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80239
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Paris / 1650 circa
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21.5 x 16 inches
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80977
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Padova / 1666
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32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
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VG
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Paris / 1670 circa
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22 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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98170
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 15 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1655
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21.5 x 15.5 inches
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102577
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Paris / 1658
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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102578
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Paris / 1665
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22 x 17 inches
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VG
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73917
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Paris / 1666
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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75819
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Paris / 1690
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17.5 x 15 inches
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VG+
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79652
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Paris / 1641
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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80119
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Paris / 1652
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16.25 x 21 inches
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93092
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Paris / 1637
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22 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1641
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16 x 20 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1658
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20.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1655
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22 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1664
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24 x 16.5 inches
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Paris / 1655
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20.5 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1664
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22.75 x 14.25 inches
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Amsterdam / 1698 circa
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1655
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19 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1671
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21 x 16 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1703
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21.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1663
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15 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1648
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16 x 20 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1648
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21 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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81338
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1668
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21.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1657 (1683)
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9.5 x 7.5 inches
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Paris / 1654
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15 x 19 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1648
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16 x 22 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1641
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1657
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21 x 15 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1679
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21 x 16.5 inches
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Paris / 1654
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21 x 14.5 inches
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Paris / 1657
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20 x 12.25 inches
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Paris / 1654
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Frankfurt / 1679
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10.75 x 6.5 inches
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VG
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Nuremberg / 1679
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7.5 x 10.5 inches
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Paris / 1648
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19.5 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1648
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VG+
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Paris / 1683
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9.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1655
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21 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1696
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22.75 x 17 inches
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Paris / 1702
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Paris / 1679
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Paris / 1658
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11.75 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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Paris / 1650
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Paris / 1650
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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31548
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.25 inches
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 15.5 inches
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89037
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Paris / 1689
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25 x 18.5 inches
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Paris / 1679
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21 x 16 inches
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VG+
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37858
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Paris / 1654
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20 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1654
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20 x 16 inches
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50842
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1689
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25.5 x 18 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1706
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22 x 17 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1719
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22 x 17 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1650 (1651)
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1654
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19.5 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1654
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1652
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20.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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43050
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Paris / 1654
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1665
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20.5 x 17.7 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1652
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20.5 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1652
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20.5 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1678
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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50411
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Paris / 1651
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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61069
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Paris / 1651
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20 x 16 inches
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VG+
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102552
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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46040
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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62682
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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VG+
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16409
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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VG
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1031hh
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Paris / 1657 (1662)
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VG+
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27590
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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VG+
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37421
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Paris / 1657
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12 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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42426
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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44527
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Paris / 1657
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21.5 x 15 inches
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VG
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58815
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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75511