Cartographer:
SANSON, Nicolas
Title:
ITALIE.
Stock Code:
5260
Method:
Copper engraving
Publisher:
Amsterdam: Francois Halma
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Nicolas Bion: L’Usage des Globes
Size: (W x H):
23.5cm x 19.5cm
9½ inches x 7½ inches
Date:
1700
Price:
£220
Handsome little map of Italy, showing its diiferent regions. 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.