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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 / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49949
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650 circa
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22 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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50415
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Paris / 1648
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16 x 22 inches
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VG
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50477
Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
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21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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67395
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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49725
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
21 x 16 inches
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VG+
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50506
Place/Date:
Paris / 1655
Size:
20.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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73165
Place/Date:
Paris / 1664
Size:
22.75 x 14.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
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75663
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1698 circa
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20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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76378
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
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50474
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
23.5 x 17 inches
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VG
Stock#:
77664
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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64133
Place/Date:
Paris / 1696
Size:
22.75 x 17 inches
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VG+
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77592
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
11.75 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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77928
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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80081
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1657 (1683)
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11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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77662
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
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15 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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80280
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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17.5 x 14.5 inches
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VG+
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50446
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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21 x 15 inches
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VG
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80900
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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16 x 20 inches
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VG
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80926
Place/Date:
Paris / 1680 circa
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18.75 x 14.75 inches
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VG
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81083
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
21 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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81338
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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22545
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
31.5 x 16 inches (plus text)
Condition:
VG
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82012

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1689
Size:
25 x 18.5 inches
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1656
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21.5 x 12.5 inches
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Utrecht / 1656
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12 x 8.5 inches
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Italy / 1683
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6.5 x 5.5 inches
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Paris / 1683
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6.5 x 5.5 inches
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Paris / 1648
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19.5 x 16 inches
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
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21 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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0627
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Paris / 1662
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
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2676
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1657
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Paris / 1659
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21 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 16 inches
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Paris / 1656
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20 x 16 inches
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
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Paris / 1662
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1656 (1679)
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21.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Italy / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 5.5 inches
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7034
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Paris / 1662
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10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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7399
Place/Date:
Paris / 1669
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17.5 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1665
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10 x 8 inches
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1668
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21.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1662)
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1682
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10 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1657 ?
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10 x 7.5 inches
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5404
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1682)
Size:
10 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8099
Place/Date:
Paris / 1683
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6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8609
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8616
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
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8617