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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 / 1656
Size:
11 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
71892
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1683
Size:
10 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93706
Place/Date:
Frankfurth / 1679
Size:
10.75 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97913
Place/Date:
Paris / 1654
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78763
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102558
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102559
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
22 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102555
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102557
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682 circa
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102735
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 / 1641
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102567
Place/Date:
Paris / 1641
Size:
16 x 21 inches
Condition:
Stock#:
102570
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
16 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80926
Place/Date:
Paris / 1658
Size:
20.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
102581
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
19.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
102583

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1651
Size:
21 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22862
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
21 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1001hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1663
Size:
16.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
24440
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
22.5 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1004hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
20 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
24455
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
21 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
24459
Place/Date:
Paris / 1650
Size:
21.5 x 15.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1008hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1007hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1010hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1662
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1012hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1013hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
19.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1024hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1659
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1026hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1653
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1027hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1652
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1029hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1648
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1030hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
22 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1031hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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1033hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1665
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1036hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1666
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1038hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1659
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25208
Place/Date:
Utrecht / 1682
Size:
10 x 7 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25244
Place/Date:
Paris / 1660
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
1045hh
Place/Date:
Paris / 1656
Size:
21.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0011fm
Place/Date:
Paris / 1679
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
0005fm
Place/Date:
Paris / 1657
Size:
19.5 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1042hh