Description
Rare and detailed map of the Alsace from N. Sanson by P. Mariette. Covering the area around Strasbourg with details of Black Forest and the Vosges Mountains. Dated 1659 in the plate.
Condition
Minor browning in margin, excellent condition
Cartographer
Nicolas Sanson, born 1600 in Abbeville, was a French historian and cartographer. Louis XIII appointed him Géographe Ordinaire du Roi. His main work, the Atlas Cartes Générales de Toutes les Parties du Monde, was issued first in 1654 until 1676. After his death in 1667, the business was continued by his sons Guillaume and Adrien in partnership with A. H. Jaillot.
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Nicolas Sanson: Tribocci Evesché de Strasbourg.
Coloured map of Strasbourg, Alsace. Printed in Paris by P. Mariett in 1659.
France - Sanson, Nicolas - Tribocci Evesché de Strasbourg