2854
SANSON, Nicolas(1600 Abbeville - 1667 Paris)
Map of the Westphalian Imperial Circle
Colored copperplate engraving.
Passepartout section: 89 x 60.5 cm. Framed & behind glass : 114 x 83 cm.
Detailed historical map of the Westphalian Imperial Circle, title cartouche with hardware and hunting motifs "Le Cercle de Westphalie divisé en tous ses Estats et Souverainetés. Dressé sur les Memoires les plus nouveaux Parle Sr. Sanson, Geographe Ordinaire du Roy A Paris chez H. Jaillot [...]", marquetry cartouche with mileage markers, 1692; later published under Alexis Hubert Jaillot (1632 - 1712). Stick spotted, back glued centerfold.
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.
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