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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:
Padova / 1666
Size:
32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82079
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102567
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50506
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
31.5 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82012
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
Stock#:
102570
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
97914
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64133
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
7.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97911
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76378
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
12 x 8.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97902
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50477
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50474
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
23.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77664
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93706
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97904
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102555
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81968
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102559
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80081
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99687
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 7.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97907
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102558
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102557

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1660
Size:
16 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50469
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49849
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
6711
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1663
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61114
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97910
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50042
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
23 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77024
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
23 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77457
Place/Date:
Paris / 1670
Size:
21.25 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77204
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
37318ops
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
15.5 x 21.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
37358
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50083
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11.5 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
71978
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50061
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75783
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0005fm
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
14015
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
15.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50426
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50142
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71858
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1663
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61043
Place/Date:
Paris / 1699 (1720 circa)
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
66373
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50813
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1036hh