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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:
Amsterdam / 1705
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
95653
Place/Date:
Paris / 1742
Size:
26 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82076
Place/Date:
Paris / 1680 circa
Size:
18.75 x 14.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81083
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 7.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97909
Place/Date:
Paris / 1740 -1741
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches (each sheet)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102860
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
20.25 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102859
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102557
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102558
Place/Date:
Nuremberg / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 7.75 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97907
Place/Date:
Amsterdam / 1683
Size:
6.5 x 6 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99687
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80081
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102559
Place/Date:
Paris / 1702
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81968
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102555
Place/Date:
Frankfurt / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 6.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97904
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93706
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:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50477

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
7691
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1665
Size:
9.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60936
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1663
Size:
11.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60965
Place/Date:
Paris / 1703
Size:
16.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
81351
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
11 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
49904
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71859
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
76878
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
8.5 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77244
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658 circa
Size:
11.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
50479
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches (each sheet)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
79226
Place/Date:
Paris / 1698 circa
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
88541
Place/Date:
Paris / 1659
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
81099
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
15.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102553
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648 - 1697
Size:
12.5 x 18.5 inches (Binding)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102931
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69717
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641 - 1697
Size:
14 x 18.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93865
Place/Date:
Paris / 1697 circa
Size:
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
53080
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657 (1683)
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
50545
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1667
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60998
Place/Date:
Paris / 1632
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
84069
Place/Date:
Paris / 1670 circa
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77310
Place/Date:
Paris / 1660
Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
75983