L’Empire du Grand MOGOL.

Map of the Mogul Empire, stretching from Kabul and Kandahar in the north-west to the Gulf of Bengal in the south-east. 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 Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French mathematical and scientific instrument maker.

Very good condition. Small (1cm.), faint library stamp in margin not affecting image.