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166216493Paris: chez l’Autheur 1662. SECOND EDITION. Complete with 17 double-page engraved maps hand-colored in outline. Contemporary mottled calf corner edges neatly repaired interior has some minor dampstaining mainly on text and on blank verso of maps last blank leaf torn on lower fore-edge. A contemporary signature on first blank leaf. Similar to L’Amerique this atlas of the continent of Asia was first printed in 1652 and reprinted here with a new title page. The maps are all dated 1652 with only one dated 1653 and do not include the address of Mariette. The atlas features maps of India Persia China Japan the Maldives Arabia and the Philippines among others. <br /> <br /> Just prior to publication of this series of works which also included atlases of Europe and Africa Sanson formed a partnership with Pierre Mariette an engraver and printseller. Pursuant to their contract Sanson drew the maps and Mariette engraved and printed them. Each maintained possession of half of the plates and they were allowed to exchange and/or buy from one another. Some bore the address of Sanson others Mariette. But Sanson allowed Mariette to store his plates and Mariette without prior agreement started placing his address on Sanson’s plates. In time a lawsuit which had been prosecuted was settled when both died and their respective sons took over the business.<br /> <br /> This atlas is a fine examples of French mapping by the foremost French cartographer of the seventeenth century. Sanson 1600-1667 “Geographe Ordinaire du Roi†to Louis XIII is considered the founder of French cartography and is generally acknowledged as the originator of the great age of French cartography. chez l’Autheur unknown
1643309321643. S.l. chez l'Autheur sic 1643 - A Paris de l'Imprimerie de Robert Mansion 1636 - A Paris chez Antoine de Sommaville 1655 - A Paris s.ÂŽ. 1604 pour le troisiÂme texte ; divisÂŽ en trois parties ˆ pagination sÂŽparÂŽe. 3 ouvrages le dernier composÂŽ de 3 parties reliÂŽs en un fort vol. au format in-12 173 x 112 mm de 1 f. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. et 106 pp. ; 1 f. bl. ; 4 ff. n.fol. et 111 pp. ; 3 ff. n.fol. et 50 pp. ; 3 ff. n.fol. et 63 pp. ; 72 pp. et 2 ff. n.fol. de PrivilÂge in fine. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau glacÂŽ blond larges fleurons angulaires et fleuron central dorÂŽs portÂŽs sur chacun des plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid roulette dorÂŽe sur les nerfs caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs filets verticaux dorÂŽs filets en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs semis de pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs piÂce de titre de maroquin fauve titre dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en tÂte et queue roulette dorÂŽe sur les coupes tranches mouchetÂŽes. Le prÂŽsent exemplaire renferme trois textes ; reliÂŽs en un volume. Le CÂŽrÂŽmonial de l'ÂŽlection des Papes closant le prÂŽsent volume est ici bien complet de ses 3 parties ainsi que de ses deux grandes planches dÂŽpliantes gravÂŽes. Les deux premiers ouvrages sont l'oeuvre de Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville cÂŽlÂbre cartographe s'il en est. Coiffe infÂŽrieure arasÂŽe. Quelques t‰ches brunes sur les plats. Contre-gardes absentes. Quelques feuillets lÂŽgÂrement oxydÂŽs et rousseurs dans les corps d'ouvrages. Restauration ancienne au revers de chacun des planches. Du reste belle condition. Rare. b42961 unknown
165124777Paris: N. Sanson & P. Mariette 1651. Copper-engraved map with original outline colour. The rare second state of this highly important map of North America by the founder of the French School of cartography.<br/> <br/>This very rare map is the most geographically progressive portrayal of the continent made at its time and was not superseded until Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's map of 1688. Importantly it is the first map to depict the Great Lakes in a recognizable form and the first to name Lake Ontario and Lake Superior. In his rendering of the region Sanson benefited from having received a copy of The Jesuit Relations published in Paris in 1649 a detailed account by French missionaries who had traveled in the region. Most notably this included Father Paul Ragueneau's account of his visit to Niagara Falls and Jean Nicollet's discovery of Lake Michigan "Lac des Puans" in 1634. Down the St. Lawrence River from the lakes Montréal is named the settlement having been founded by the Sieur de Maisonneuve in 1642. Elsewhere to the north a mysterious strait weaves over "New South Wales" on Hudson's Bay terminating in the interior of the continent a blank space labeled as "Mer Glaciale". This alludes to the existence of a much hoped-for Northwest Passage. On the eastern seaboard the map notes "Nouvelle Amsterdam" in the place of present day New York and is the first printed map to label "Nouvelle Suede" referring to the Swedish colony centered on Fort Christina founded on the site of present-day Wilmington Delaware in 1638. To the far southwest Sanson based his depiction on the Father Alonso Benavides Memorial a travel account of New Mexico published in Madrid in 1630. It is the first printed map to label "Santa Fe" which is incorrectly shown to be on the banks of the Rio Grande and the domains of various native tribes such as the "Apache" "Navajo" and the "Taosij" Taos. To the west California is shown as a large island and features some of the same nomenclature as found on Johannes de Laet's map of 1630. A striking aspect of the map is the sinusoidal projection employed by Sanson that essentially places the globe on an elliptical graticule creating a very pleasing aesthetic. The composition is finished by an extremely elegant Baroque title cartouche featuring swags of fruit and vegetation. Nicholas Sanson was born in the town of Abbeville in Picardy. Something of a child prodigy by the age of eighteen he could already be found in Paris drafting his own maps. There he quickly rose to become Royal Geographer to Louis XIII in 1630. He maintained the position upon the ascension of the "Sun King" Louis XIV in 1643 and later served as tutor to the ambitious young monarch. In 1644 he formed a lucrative partnership with Paris publisher Pierre Mariette with the objective of producing a great atlas that could rival those of the Amsterdam houses such as Blaeu and Jansson. The present map was devised as one of the most important maps in the atlas. The first state of the map was printed in 1650 and the present second state appeared a year later. The atlas itself entitled Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde was not finally assembled until 1658. It was however a landmark moment in the history of French cartography being the first folio atlas produced in that country. The extremely high quality of Sanson's work motivated other French mapmakers to improve the standard of their production. Sanson also greatly influenced Louis XIV's chief minister Jean-Baptisite Colbert to heavily fund cartographic projects. This gave rise to a great French School of cartography that was to eventually wrest dominance of the mapmaking market from the Dutch by the 1680s. After Sanson's death in 1667 his work was continued by his sons Guillaume d.1703 and Adrian d.1708. The first state of this map is extremely rare with Burden citing but two copies in private American collections. This second state is also quite rare and can be recognized by addition of a coastline north west of California but with Lake Ontario unshaded and with the appearance of a river system. "With his 1650 Map of North America Sanson had introduced a great deal of information concerning the nomenclature of American Indians with words such as Apache and Navajo appearing on printed maps for the first time. He was also the first cartographer to show Santa Fe as the capital of New Mexico . an extraordinary document of the cultural and geographical resources known in the centers of learning in Europe" Martin & Martin.<br/> <br/>Burden The Mapping of North America I 294 state 3; Leighly California as an Island p.33 pl.7; McLaughlin The Mapping of California as an Island 12; Pastoreau Les Atlas Français XVIe-XVIIe Siècles p.387-9; Wagner The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800 360 pp.130-2; Wheat Mapping of the Transmississippi West I p.39; cf. Martin & Martin Maps of Texas and the Southwest p. 83 plate 10. N. Sanson & P. Mariette unknown books
165924778Paris: N. Sanson & P. Mariette 1659. Copper-engraved map with original outline colour. The third state of this highly important map of North America by the founder of the French School of cartography.<br/> <br/>This very rare map is the most geographically progressive portrayal of the continent made during its generation and was not superseded until Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's map of 1688. Importantly it is the first map to depict the Great Lakes in a recognizable form and the first to name Lake Ontario and Lake Superior. In his rendering of the region Sanson benefited from having received a copy of The Jesuit Relations published in Paris in 1649 a detailed account by French missionaries who had traveled in the region. Most notably this included Father Paul Ragueneau's account of his visit to Niagara Falls and Jean Nicollet's discovery of Lake Michigan "Lac des Puans" in 1634. Down the St. Lawrence River from the lakes Montréal is named the settlement having been founded by the Sieur de Maisonneuve in 1642. Elsewhere to the north a mysterious strait weaves over "New South Wales" on Hudson's Bay terminating in the interior of the continent a blank space labeled as "Mer Glaciale". This alludes to the existence of a much hoped-for Northwest Passage. On the eastern seaboard the map notes "Nouvelle Amsterdam" in the place of present day New York and is the first printed map to label "Nouvelle Suede" referring to the Swedish colony centered on Fort Christina founded on the site of present-day Wilmington Delaware in 1638. To the far southwest Sanson based his depiction on the Father Alonso Benavides Memorial a travel account of New Mexico published in Madrid in 1630. It is the first printed map to label "Santa Fe" which is incorrectly shown to be on the banks of the Rio Grande and the domains of various native tribes such as the "Apache" "Navajo" and the "Taosij" Taos. To the west California is shown as a large island and features some of the same nomenclature as found on Johannes de Laet's map of 1630. To the north an entirely unknown realm is named "Conibas" a mythical land that lay between North America and Asia. A striking aspect of the map is the sinusoidal projection employed by Sanson that essentially places the globe on an elliptical graticule creating a very pleasing aesthetic. The composition is finished by an extremely elegant Baroque title cartouche featuring swags of fruit and vegetation. Nicholas Sanson was born in the town of Abbeville in Picardy. Something of a child prodigy by the age of eighteen he could already be found in Paris drafting his own maps. There he quickly rose to become Royal Geographer to Louis XIII in 1630. He maintained the position upon the ascension of the "Sun King" Louis XIV in 1643 and later served as tutor to the ambitious young monarch. In 1644 he formed a lucrative partnership with Paris publisher Pierre Mariette with the objective of producing a great atlas that could rival those of the Amsterdam houses such as Blaeu and Jansson. The present map was devised as one of the most important maps in the atlas. The first state of the map was printed in 1650 a second state appeared a year later and the third state in 1659. The atlas itself entitled Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde was not finally assembled until 1658. It was however a landmark moment in the history of French cartography being the first folio atlas produced in that country. The extremely high quality of Sanson's work motivated other French mapmakers to improve the standard of their production. Sanson also greatly influenced Louis XIV's chief minister Jean-Baptisite Colbert to heavily fund cartographic projects. This gave rise to a great 'French School' of cartography that was to eventually wrest dominance of the mapmaking market from the Dutch by the 1680s. After Sanson's death in 1667 his work was continued by his sons Guillaume d.1703 and Adrian d.1708. The first state of this map is extremely rare with Philip Burden citing only two copies in private American collections; this third state can be recognized by the addition of hachuring around Lake Ontario.<br/> <br/>Burden The Mapping of North America I 294; Leighly California as an Island p.33 pl.7; McLaughlin The Mapping of California as an Island 12; Pastoreau Les Atlas Français XVIe-XVIIe Siècles p.387-9; Wagner The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800 360 pp.130-2; Wheat Mapping of the Transmississippi West I p.39. N. Sanson & P. Mariette unknown books
1668014632Paris: Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde. 1668. Hand coloured. Map measures 55x40.cm plus margin. Some light surface wear or dust marking. Map in good condition. Boldly engraved map of the region of present day Paraguay Uruguay northern Argentina and parts of Chile and Brazil. The Rio de la Plata is the main feature of the map which extends north to the mythical Lago de los Xarayes. The mountains and volcanoes of the Cordillera de los Andes are also prominently shown. There is good detail of topography missions and villages. The decorative title cartouche is adorned with two female figures fruit and flowers. Very Good. Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde.. unknown
1680024707London: William Berry 1680. .Kingdoms and States which are found there at present/Described by Sanson/Corrected and amended By William Berry =Kopftitel; Text der figürlich reich verzierten Kartusche oben rechts: Asia Divided into its Principall Regions in which may be seen the extent of the Empires Monarchies Kingdoms and States which at present divide Asia/To the Most serene and Most Sacred Majesty of Charles II./By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland/This Map of Asia is humbly Dedicated and Presented By Your Majesties Loyal Subject and Servand William Berry; Text der reich verzierten Kartusche links oben: Scale es folgen Maßstäbe verschiedener Länder/London/Sold by William Berry at the Sign of the Globe between Charing-Cross and White-Hall/1680; SW-Kupferstich-Landkarte nach Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville gestochen von William Berry; ca. 51 x 39 cm; Falzspuren einige Tintenflecken hauptsächlich ausserhalb des Druckbildes mässige Lichtverfärbung; professionell hinter Glas gerahmt in schwarzem Holzrahmen; äußerst selten; for description in other languages of this extremely rare map please don't hesitate to contact me. . Gut. Landkarte. William Berry unknown
1678M3431Paris: Mariette Pierre 1678. Excellent. Size : 357x595 mm 14x23.375 Inches Coloring: Original Outline with later cartouche coloring Category: ; Maps Asia Near East Turkey Mariette, Pierre unknown
166725060Paris: P. Mariette 1667. Other. The centre fold minor spotting else in excellent condition. 395 by 565mm 15 by 22 inches. Rare and decorative large-format historical map of Europe showing the locations of Church Councils and Synods in original outline color. By Guillaume Sanson 16331703 Géographe du Roy published by Pierre Mariette Paris 1667. Image: 395 x 565 mm 15.5 x 22 inches. Decorated with a superb allegorical title cartouche depicting a Catholic council in session a unique historical and cartographic document. Guillaume Sanson 16331703 was a leading French cartographer who inherited the celebrated family firm from his father Nicolas Sanson 16001667 known as the 'Father of French Cartography' and official Géographe du Roy to Louis XIV. Like his father Guillaume held the title of Géographe Ordinaire du Roy. Much of his work after 1671 was published in collaboration with Alexis-Hubert Jaillot and together the Sanson dynasty dominated French cartography throughout the 17th century. Their maps are held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France the British Library and major research collections worldwide.This large and striking map plots the locations of ecumenical councils national synods provincial councils and diocesan synods across Europe a unique cartographic subject of combined religious and historical significance. The coverage extends from the British Isles and Iberian Peninsula across to the eastern Mediterranean including Cyprus and Syria with North Africa also shown. Political borders are rendered in hand-applied outline color. The splendid allegorical title cartouche depicts a Catholic council in session and was engraved to the highest standard of the Parisian workshop. The Geographia Synodica is among the most unusual and collectible maps ever published of Europe: a historic document of scholarship faith and cartographic craft. In excellent condition. Original outline color fresh and vivid. The centrefold shows minor spotting as expected for a 17th-century map of this size; all else excellent. No tears or significant foxing. 395 x 565 mm. P. Mariette unknown
1678M3434Paris: Mariette Pierre 1678. Excellent. Size : 390x522 mm 15.375x20.5 Inches Coloring: Original Outline with later cartouche coloring Category: ; Maps Asia Near East Turkey Mariette, Pierre unknown
1674M1744Paris: Jaillot Hubert 1674. Very Good to Excellent. Size : 572x840 mm 22.5x33 Inches Coloring: Original Outline Coloring Category: ; Maps Europe Benelux Jaillot, Hubert unknown
166710027Paris 1667. No Binding. Near Fine. 12 ½ x 17 inches. Original outline color; excellent. Earliest map of Martinique listed in Phillips featuring attractive original color and an elegant cartouche. This map depicts the situation on the island before 1660 when it was still largely inhabited by natives and only about half of it had been claimed by colonists for sugar cane farming. The map goes so far as to mark with a printed line the partition dividing the "demeure des François" and the "demeure des savages." However by 1660 the entirety of the native population was either dead expelled or in slavery and Martinique was a full-fledged sugar cane-farming European colony. Phillips Maps P. 389. unknown
1693324404Paris: Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1693. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Image measures 21" x 31"<br/> <br/> This large 17th century double-page map features the Brittany region of France. Cities towns abbeys government buildings rivers ports and harbors are labeled. Mountains forests and wetlands are depicted pictorially. The attention to detail in topography and population centers hints at the abundance of the region known for its production of Muscadet wine cheese boar seafood and other agricultural products. Executed by Nicolas Sanson in dedication to his son this map was published by Alexis-Hubert Jaillot in Paris and later reproduced in Amsterdam by Jaillot and Pierre Mortier. This early edition is scarce and hard to find. In very good condition with some offsetting to left side and a spot in the right margin. <br> <br> Nicolas Sanson 1600-1667 is considered the founder of the French school of cartography. In reaction to the prevailing trend of Dutch lavishness Sanson favored minimal details focusing rather on accurate cartography than ornament.<br/> <br/> Alexis-Hubert Jaillot unknown
170054035Amsterdam: 1700. Map of Germany divided into regions which at the time extended over much of the Low Countries. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion's treatise on globes. Nicolas Brion was a famous French mathematical and scientific instrument maker. L'Usage des Globes. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Original colour. Size: 23.5 x 18.5 cm. unknown
1691M1345Paris 1691. Very Good. Size : 590x885 mm 23.25x34.875 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: ; Maps South America Continent unknown
1650309461Paris: Pierre Mariette 1650. unbound. Abraham Peyrounin. Map. Engraving with original outline color. Image measures 15 3/4" x 21 3/4"<br/> <br/> This exceptionally fine map of South America covers the continent in fine detail. Coastlines are extensively labeled and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. The Orinoco and Amazon Rivers as well as Rio de la Plata are prominently rendered. Sanson refrains from drawing a southern coastline to Tierra del Fuego and the relatively unknown Amazon region is depicted in minimal detail. Sanson does however include the mythical lake "Lac de Parime" and the city of gold "Manoa del Dora" between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. Nice dark impression. In very good condition. Minor dampstain to lower margin not affecting the image and some faint stains near the center of the map - otherwise clean and bright. Hard to find. <Br> <br> Nicolas Sanson 1600-1667 is considered the founder of the French school of cartography. In reaction to the prevailing trend of Dutch lavishness Sanson favored minimal details focusing rather on accurate cartography than ornament.<br/> <br/> Pierre Mariette unknown
165417463Paris: N. Sanson 1654. Other. In very good condition. 365 by 580mm 14¼ by 22¾ inches. 365 by 580mm 14¼ by 22¾ inches. Copper-engraving handcolored in outline when published. Fine and strong impression of this early decorative mid-seventeenth century map of this English regional map covering the area Chester Darbing Nottingham. by the famous French cartographer Nicolaus Sanson. Very detailled and naming many cities and villages as well many places along the coastline. Showing prominently the eastern part of central England. In the lower right corner with a large floral title cartouche and milage scale. N. Sanson unknown
16546571Paris 1654. Copper engraving 37 x 48 cms modern hand-colour blank verso. Nicolas Sanson 1600-1667 founder of the Sanson dynasty of map-makers is considered by many to be the father of the French school of cartography. He was a prolific and original map-maker admired for the clarity and scientific accuracy of his maps. Map unknown
1650005908Paris: Pierre Mariette 1650. First state. Loose Sheet. Very good. Hand colored map on laid paper. Sheet Measurements: 600mm x 440 mm; Plate Measurements: 563mm x 392mm. Antique map titled "Asia Vetus" Ancient Asia by Nicolas Sanson first published circa 1650. Considered a significant piece of cartographic history marking the shift of mapmaking excellence from Amsterdam to Paris in the 17th century. Map Condition: center fold with light reinforcement ancient remains of dried adhesive to corners lower left corner shows small area of paper thinning and some disruption to text very light toning in spots. Discrete prior owner notations in pencil to verso. Please examine photographs for condition in general. Pierre Mariette unknown
1667M8921Paris: Pierre Mariette 1667. Very Good. Notes: An important map of Asia by Nicolas Sanson showing the boundaries of the major historic civilizations of this continent. Examples include Assyria Syria Asia Minor Armenia Arabia Felix Libya Sarmatia Thracia Graecia Persia India China Ethiopia Scythia and Gangem. <br><br>Sanson 1600–1667 was a French cartographer termed by some as the "father of French cartography." His works are known for their incorporation of the most up to date information of the time and their clean modern style. Size : 402x470 mm 15.83x18.50 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Asia Continent; Pierre Mariette unknown
169623767Amsterdam: Covens 1696 -1700. Other. In very good to excellent condition. A small tear at the left side. 392 by 517mm 15½ by 20¼ inches. 392 by 517mm 15½ by 20¼ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. Covens unknown
1658M7057Paris 1658. Very Good;. Notes: An early map of the Island of St. Christopher that includes a decorative compass rose in sea area and an ornamental title cartouche in top right decorated with scrolls ribbons and fruit. This is the first printed map of St. Kitts published in "Cartes Generales De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde."<br>With wide margins. Size : 314x429 mm 12.36x16.89 Inches Coloring: Original Outline Coloring cartouche and compass hand coloured Category: Maps West Indies Other Islands; unknown
1658356952Paris.: Tavernier. 1658. Dampstain cover mot of the image also some coffee spots otherwise good. 42.5x57.2x.01 cm. Image size 41x55.5 to neatline. An uncommon map of Spain and Portugal with outline color. weight: 0.1 lb. Engraved by Melchior Tavernier. Tavernier. unknown
169319103Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier 1693-1700. Other. A strong impression in excellent condition. 490 by 580mm 19 by 22 inches. 490 by 580mm 19 by 22 inches. Original antique copper engraving uncolored from the 'Atlas Nouveau' published in Paris 1693. Depicting Mantua this map is a fine example of 1690s European cartography. Image: 490 by 580mm 19 by 22 inches. An attractive and historically significant 17th-century map for the discerning collector. Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville 16001667 was the founder of the French school of cartography and arguably the most important French cartographer of the 17th century. Appointed Géographe Ordinaire du Roi to Louis XIII in 1630 he produced hundreds of maps that set a new standard for geographic accuracy and systematic coverage. His work was continued and expanded by Alexis-Hubert Jaillot and later by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam ensuring that Sanson's surveys remained in use well into the 18th century. Maps bearing the Sanson name are prized for their scholarly precision large format and the elaborate cartouches that reflect the grandeur of the Sun King's court.Large detailed and interesting map by the famous French cartographer Nicolaus Sanson published in the famous sea atlas Le Neptune francois. in Amsterdam at Pierre Mortier. This interesting and large map was originally first published in the Atlas Noveau. by Alexis Hubert Jaillot & N. Sanson in Paris 1683-89. Alexis Hubert Jaillot & Nicolaus Jaillot worked as a royal cartographers for the French royal house for king Louis XIV. His maps published for the Atlas Nouveau. can be regarded as masterpieces of cartography in France in the ending 18th century. Also the maps impress by their accuracy and are providing an enormous amount of place names monasteries rivers trails fortifications etc. Shown is the duchy of Mantua Mantova in Northern Italy. Mantua is shown prominently in the center of the map. The map provides many place names detailed information on the river system also in the lower right corner a cartouche with a mileage scale and a table of explanations.A fine example from Atlas Nouveau Paris / Amsterdam sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy antique maps of Mantua and antique copper engraving uncoloreds for sale. In good condition consistent with age. Shown is the duchy of Mantua Mantova in Northern Italy. Mantua is shown prominently in the center of the map. The map provides many place names detailed information on the river system also in the lower right corner a cartouche with a mileage scale and a table of explanations. Pierre Mortier unknown
1650011592Paris 1650. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. R Cordier. 1650 Normanie. Engraved by R Cordier. A fine and detailed province map with the english coast included. All important place names are shown. Original outline colour. very slight discoloration. otherwise good condition. 385 x 515 mm framed and glazed <br/> <br/> unknown
170054030Nicolas Bion: L'Usage des Globes. Amsterdam: Francois Halma. 1700. Attractive map of Spain divided into its provinces. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion's treatise on globes. Nicolas Brion was a famous French mathematical and scientific instrument maker. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Original colour. Size: 23.5 x 18 cm. 9½ x 7 inches. unknown
