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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 / 1660
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18.5 x 15 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1650
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1654
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21 x 13.5 inches
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VG+
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52227
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Paris / 1666
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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76213
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Paris / 1654
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20.5 x 14.75 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1650
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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
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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80081
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Paris / 1679
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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83440
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Paris / 1665
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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76190
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
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22 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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102555
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Paris / 1654
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
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22 x 14.5 inches
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Good
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Amsterdam / 1683
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6.5 x 6 inches
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VG+
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99687
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
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15.5 x 21 inches
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VG+
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102580
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Utrecht / 1682 circa
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10 x 7 inches
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VG
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102735
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Paris / 1665
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19.5 x 15.75 inches (each sheet)
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VG
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Paris / 1650
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22 x 15.5 inches
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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 / 1656
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21.5 x 15 inches
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VG
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Utrecht / 1683
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10 x 8 inches
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VG+
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Frankfurt / 1679
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12 x 8.25 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
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21.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1665
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1655
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23 x 17 inches
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VG
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102582
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Paris / 1656
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21 x 16 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1652
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21 x 15.5 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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71802
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
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19 x 16 inches
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VG+
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99810
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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 / 1656
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1650
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21.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1656
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21.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG
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Frankfurt / 1679
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7.5 x 9.8 inches (binding)
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VG+
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94391
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Paris (but Utrecht) / 1683
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6.5 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1654
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16.5 x 20 inches
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Paris / 1657
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16 x 20.5 inches
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Paris / 1648
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23 x 16 inches
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VG
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Utrecht / 1663
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11.5 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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Utrecht / 1667
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10.5 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1648
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23 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1656
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11 x 7.5 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1690
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16.5 x 14.5 inches
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Nuremberg / 1679
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11 x 8 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 15 inches
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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 / 1662
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Paris / 1683
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Paris / 1657
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1657
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Paris / 1657
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VG
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Paris / 1658 circa
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Paris / 1657 (1683)
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Paris / 1657 (1683)
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Paris / 1641
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Paris / 1655
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21 x 15.5 inches
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Paris / 1659
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50440
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Paris / 1659
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16 x 20 inches
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50441
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Paris / 1658
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16 x 20 inches
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VG+
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Paris / 1655
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21 x 15.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1663
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23 x 17 inches
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VG+
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77457
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
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22.5 x 14 inches
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VG+
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82007
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
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31 x 16 inches (plus text)
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VG
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82010
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Paris / 1655
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21.5 x 13.5 inches
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VG
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17397
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Paris / 1656
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20 x 16 inches
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VG
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24455
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Paris / 1648
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1666
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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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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VG
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Paris / 1657
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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Utrecht / 1692 circa
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Paris / 1662
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Paris / 1657
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VG
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27940
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Paris / 1666
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VG
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0026gh
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Paris / 1657
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10 x 8 inches
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VG
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29431
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Paris / 1660 circa
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23 x 16 inches
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VG
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30923
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
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23 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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40071
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
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49512
