2450
SANSON, Nicolas the Elder(1600 Abbeville - 1667 Paris)
Map of the Archdiocese of Mainz and surroundings
Colored copperplate engraving.
Plate: 42 x 56 cm, sheet: 45 x 57.5 cm.
Detailed map of the Archbishopric and Electorate of Mainz with the Upper and Lower County of Katzenelnbogen, with richly decorated title cartouche "Partie Occidentale du Temporel de l'Archevesche et Eslectorat de Mayence et le Haut et Bas Comte de Catzenellenboge. Tirés des Memoires les plus nouveaux. Par le Sr. Sanson, Geographe Ordinaire du Roy A Paris, Chez H. Jaillot [...] 1681", cartouche with mileage indicator. Somewhat foxing and traces of grip.
French cartographer; considered the father of geography in France and was appointed royal mapmaker - he taught geography to the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
Limit 40 €
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