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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 / 1648
Size:
17.5 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50446
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
15 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80280
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77662
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80081
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
11.75 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77928
Place/Date:
Paris / 1696
Size:
22.75 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77592
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64133
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
23.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77664
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50474
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76378
Place/Date:
Paris / 1664
Size:
22.75 x 14.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75663
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50506
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49725
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67395
Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
32329mb
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50477
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50415
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49949

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1666
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67756
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1682)
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80477
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78887
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches (each sheet)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
79226
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
15.5 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78780
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
44527
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
23 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77457
Place/Date:
Paris / 1670 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77310
Place/Date:
Paris / 1647
Size:
22.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77878
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77127
Place/Date:
Paris / 1670
Size:
21.25 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77204
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61881
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50472
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
23 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77024
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49688
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
76878
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1667
Size:
7.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76497
Place/Date:
Paris / 1660
Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75983