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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 / 1648
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22 x 16.5 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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80196
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Paris / 1665
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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76057
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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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Paris / 1656
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21.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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47044
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
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21 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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84907
[Ancient Tribes of Great Britain and Roman Roads] Britannicae insulae, Tribus modis distinctae . . .
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Paris / 1749
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21 x 16 inches
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VG+
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77808
Place/Date:
Paris (but Utrecht) / 1683
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6.5 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1664
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24 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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60297
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Paris / 1665
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20.25 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1740 -1741
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21.5 x 16 inches (each sheet)
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VG
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Paris / 1649
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15 x 19 inches
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VG
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102569
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Frankfurt / 1679
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10.75 x 7.75 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1666
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1717
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16.25 x 11 inches
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VG
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Frankfurt / 1679
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11.5 x 7.5 inches
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Nuremberg / 1679
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10.75 x 7.75 inches
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Paris / 1665
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22 x 17 inches
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VG
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76112
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Paris / 1662
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7 x 10 inches Book Size
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VG
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Paris / 1654
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19 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 15 inches
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VG+
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102575
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Paris / 1703
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16.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1701
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20.5 x 17.7 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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85044
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Paris / 1690
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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80682
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Paris / 1661
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19.5 x 17 inches
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VG+
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87972
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Paris / 1680 circa
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18.75 x 14.75 inches
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VG
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81083
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Paris / 1650 circa
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21.5 x 16 inches
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VG+
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80977
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Paris / 1742
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26 x 19 inches
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VG
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Frankfurt / 1676
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11.5 x 7 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1650 circa
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1657
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12.5 x 19 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1658
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20 x 15 inches
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VG-
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Paris / 1648
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21.5 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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80881
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Amsterdam / 1705
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10.5 x 8 inches
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VG
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Archived
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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 / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1651
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1651
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Paris / 1651
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1651
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20 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 / 1678
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22.5 x 17 inches
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Paris / 1669
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1695
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7 x 6 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1695
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VG
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Paris / 1695
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Paris / 1683 circa
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8 x 12 inches
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Paris / 1683
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Paris / 1648
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Paris / 1667
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VG
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 15 inches
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 15 inches
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Paris / 1679
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Paris / 1657 (1683)
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Paris / 1654
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22 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1657
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Paris / 1657
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Paris / 1654
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Paris / 1657
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VG
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Paris / 1657 (1683)
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Paris / 1651 circa
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9.5 x 7.5 inches
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Paris / 1651 (1683)
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Utrecht / 1692 circa
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12 x 8 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1687
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12 x 8 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1657
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9.5 x 7.5 inches
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Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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Paris / 1656
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22 x 15 inches
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Paris / 1656
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Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1657
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VG
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Paris / 1657 (1682)
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12 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1657 (1682)
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Paris / 1657 (1682)
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12 x 8 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
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16 x 21 inches
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VG+
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50466
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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1028hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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1059hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1653
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16.5 x 21 inches
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VG
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50468
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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21157
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Paris / 1650
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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0144gh