Author: Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667)
Title: Basse Lombardie Où Sont Les Estats de Venise En Italie Mantove Parme Modène Trente (17th Century Map)
Description: [Paris]: 17th Century European Publisher, [1648]. 22 x 16 inches. Very Good. 17th Century hand colored map of Lower Lombardy. Some toning, and two one-inch tears at bottom edge. Text in French. Scarce. 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. His success can be chalked up to his geographic and research skills, but also to his partnership with Pierre Mariette. Previously, Sanson had 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. .
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Title: Basse Lombardie Où Sont Les Estats de Venise En Italie Mantove Parme Modène Trente (17th Century Map)
Description: [Paris]: 17th Century European Publisher, [1648]. 22 x 16 inches. Very Good. 17th Century hand colored map of Lower Lombardy. Some toning, and two one-inch tears at bottom edge. Text in French. Scarce. 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. His success can be chalked up to his geographic and research skills, but also to his partnership with Pierre Mariette. Previously, Sanson had 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. .
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Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 18-1027
- Book number: 18-1027
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