Partie septentrionale des Estats de Savoye... duches de Genevois

Nicolas Sanson (*1600 - 1667)
Old coloured map of the Lake Geneve, Haute-Savoie. Printed in Paris by Pierre Mariette in 1663.

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Description

Outline coloured engraving map of Lake Geneva with Savoy by Nicolas Sanson. Shows the area between Jura and Valais. With Geneva, Annecy, Bonneville and Cluses, in the east to St. Moritz. Bottom left a title cartouche.

Details

CartographerNicolas Sanson
TitlePartie septentrionale des Estats de Savoye... duches de Genevois
Publisher, YearPierre Mariette, Paris, 1663
Plate Size42.0 x 57.2 cm (16.5 x 22.5 inches)
Sheet Size45.2 x 60.2 cm (17.8 x 23.7 inches)

Condition

Minor browning in margins. Very good 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: Partie septentrionale des Estats de Savoye... duches de Genevois.
Old coloured map of the Lake Geneve, Haute-Savoie. Printed in Paris by Pierre Mariette in 1663.

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