ISLES DU CAP VERD COSTE et PAYS DES NEGRES.

ISLES DU CAP VERD COSTE et PAYS DES NEGRES.
Cartographer:
SANSON, Nicolas
Title:
ISLES DU CAP VERD COSTE et PAYS DES NEGRES.
Stock Code:
5244
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Amsterdam: Francois Halma
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Nicolas Bion: L’Usage des Globes
Size: (W x H):
28cm x 20cm
 
11 inches x 8 inches
Date:
1700
Price:
£150

Attractive map of Cape Verde Islands and the adjacent African coast. Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Brion was a famous French mathematical and scientific instrument maker.

Fine condition.

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