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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:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
7.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97911
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1664
Size:
22.75 x 14.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
75663
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76378
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
15 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80280
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80926
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81338
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
Size:
16.25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93092
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102567
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102581
Place/Date:
Padova / 1666
Size:
32.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82079
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81790
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
20.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102859
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81968
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50415

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50042
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654 (1683)
Size:
9 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50247
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50258
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50444
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1667
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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60998
Place/Date:
Paris / 1697
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
72979
Place/Date:
Paris / 1659
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
81099
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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83616
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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6711
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
9 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
36086
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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37603
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49688
Place/Date:
Paris / 1649
Size:
15 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50504
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50813
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
61881
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71859
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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73916
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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76878
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77244
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683 circa
Size:
9.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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83621
Place/Date:
Paris / 1651
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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84460
Place/Date:
Paris / 1704
Size:
20 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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21420
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50505
Place/Date:
Paris / 1632
Size:
16 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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50445
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1667
Size:
7.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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61013
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1663
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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61043
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1663
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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61114
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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2695
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8616
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
11 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
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0246gh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
36333
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683 ?
Size:
9 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
49327
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49676
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49739
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49849
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49881
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49997
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50597