ETAT DU CZAR RUSSIA POLAND c. 1646 NICOLAS SANSON LARGE ANTIQUE MAP 17TH CENTURY
ESTATS du CZAR ou GRAND DUC de la RUSSIE BLANCHE ou MOSCOVIE, Par N. Sanson le fils Geographe du Roy, A Paris Chez l'Auteur Avec Privilege Pour 20 Ans. The map extends from the Gulf of Finland to the sea of Zabaque, and from Riga to Kazakhstan. The map is engraved by Abraham Peyrounin.
On back, some handwritten text in old French, written at the same period of the map, and depicting the map. Born in Abbeville, active from 1627.
Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville was to bring about the rise of French cartography, although the fierce competition of the Dutch would last until the end of the century. His success was partly owing to the partnership with the publisher Pierre Mariette. In 1657 Pierre Mariette died, however his son, also named Pierre, co-published Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde the following year. It was the first folio French produced world atlas.Edition: Paris, Pierre Mariette, c. Size with margins : 56,5 x 42,5 cm / 22,4 x 16,5 inches. Condition : good condition, handed colored. WE DON'T SELL LASER AND COPIES MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUE.
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