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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:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97904
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
12 x 8.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97902
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50420
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1705
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95653
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
Size:
16.25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93092
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
93518
Place/Date:
Paris / 1742
Size:
26 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82076
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81968
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81790
Place/Date:
Padova / 1666
Size:
32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82079
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83662
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
31.5 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82012
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81338
Place/Date:
Paris / 1680 circa
Size:
18.75 x 14.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81083
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80900

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
78802
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69114
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78270
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
74364
Place/Date:
Paris / 1698 circa
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
88541
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77809
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
23.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
86682
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
85236
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77244
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
84860
Place/Date:
Paris / 1651
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
84460
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83621
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
83616
Place/Date:
Paris / 1632
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
84069
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1657 (1683)
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
83275
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
68615
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
31 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82010
Place/Date:
Paris / 1637
Size:
20.5 x 15.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75512
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 circa
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81894
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
16.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81351
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81234