Ancient Africa by Nicolas Sanson. 1652
Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) - Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703)
Originally from Abbeville, Nicolas I Sanson showed a keen interest in historical geography. Still very young, he published a map of ancient Gaul and two treatises, Britannia and Portus Itius on Abbeville and Boulogne's origins. His meeting with Melchior Tavernier was decisive: it prompted him to give up his duties as a military engineer in Picardy and devote himself to engraved cartography.
At the same time, Sanson had drawn up the outline of modern France. He got the help of Tavernier who encouraged him to compete with the Dutch map publishers. Tavernier contacted other French cartographers whose works he published.
From 1643, N. Sanson obtained a privilege to publish a work personally, the Princes souverains de l'Italie. Then, in 1644 and 1645, he had his famous geographical tables printed, which significantly contributed to his fame. He also published a series of atlases in quarto of the four continents.
In 1648, N. Sanson associated himself with Mariette for the publishing of atlases. From then on, certain maps bore his name, and others Mariette's. N. Sanson and Mariette worked together for more than 20 years. After the death of N. Sanson, Mariette acquired the entire fund. Since Mariette only wanted to publish complete atlases, individual maps were no longer sold, and some army generals complained to the king.
The disagreement between the Sanson family and Pierre II Mariette culminated in 1671 when Guillaume Sanson took the case to court. From then on, there was no longer any question of collaboration: Guillaume Sanson started working for another publisher, Alexis-Hubert Jaillot.
The Sanson family faced financial difficulties, and in 1692, their cousin, Pierre Moullart-Sanson, bought the entire geographic fund from his uncles and aunt. Moullart-Sanson restarted the publishing of Sanson's world atlas, and in 1704 he acquired a privilege for publishing all the works of Nicolas and Guillaume Sanson, which continued to be published until 1730.
Africa Vetus.
Item Number: 29688 new Authenticity Guarantee
Category:
Antique maps > Africa
References: Pastoureau - p. 407, Sanson V A, [100]; Betz - p. 281, #79; Norwich - p. 45, #35; Tooley (Africa) - p. 99
Old, antique map of Ancient Africa by Nicolas Sanson.
Title: Africa Vetus.
Autore N. Sanson Abbavillaeo Christianiss. Galliar. Regis Geographo Parisiis
Apud Autorem Et apud Petrum Mariette via Iacoboea sub signo Spei,
1650 Cum privilegio Annorum viginti.
APeyrounin sculp.
Engraver: Abraham Peyrounin.
First State.
Date of the first edition: 1650.
Date of this map: 1652.
Date on map: 1650.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Map size: 390 x 550mm (15.35 x 21.65 inches).
Sheet size: 435 x 575mm (17.13 x 22.64 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured in outline, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: Atlas with Sanson maps, without a title page, published by Pierre Mariette. 1652.
Pastoureau, p. 401: "En 1652, on les voit [les cartes de Sanson] pour la première fois réunies en un recueil sans titre, mais dont la structure est celle d'un atlas du monde. Ce recueil, daté par son ex-libris, contient 70 cartes dont 14 de géographie ancienne." (In 1652, we see them [Sanson's maps] for the first time brought together in an untitled collection, but whose structure is that of a world atlas. This collection, dated by its ex-libris, contains 70 maps including 14 of ancient geography.)
Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) - Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703)
Originally from Abbeville, Nicolas I Sanson showed a keen interest in historical geography. Still very young, he published a map of ancient Gaul and two treatises, Britannia and Portus Itius on Abbeville and Boulogne's origins. His meeting with Melchior Tavernier was decisive: it prompted him to give up his duties as a military engineer in Picardy and devote himself to engraved cartography.
At the same time, Sanson had drawn up the outline of modern France. He got the help of Tavernier who encouraged him to compete with the Dutch map publishers. Tavernier contacted other French cartographers whose works he published.
From 1643, N. Sanson obtained a privilege to publish a work personally, the Princes souverains de l'Italie. Then, in 1644 and 1645, he had his famous geographical tables printed, which significantly contributed to his fame. He also published a series of atlases in quarto of the four continents.
In 1648, N. Sanson associated himself with Mariette for the publishing of atlases. From then on, certain maps bore his name, and others Mariette's. N. Sanson and Mariette worked together for more than 20 years. After the death of N. Sanson, Mariette acquired the entire fund. Since Mariette only wanted to publish complete atlases, individual maps were no longer sold, and some army generals complained to the king.
The disagreement between the Sanson family and Pierre II Mariette culminated in 1671 when Guillaume Sanson took the case to court. From then on, there was no longer any question of collaboration: Guillaume Sanson started working for another publisher, Alexis-Hubert Jaillot.
The Sanson family faced financial difficulties, and in 1692, their cousin, Pierre Moullart-Sanson, bought the entire geographic fund from his uncles and aunt. Moullart-Sanson restarted the publishing of Sanson's world atlas, and in 1704 he acquired a privilege for publishing all the works of Nicolas and Guillaume Sanson, which continued to be published until 1730.
Related items
Africae Antiquae, et quarundam Europae, Asiaeque Adiacentium Regionum, 1684
Africa, by Janssonius à Waesberghe.
[Item number: 10916]
L'Afrique Divisee en ses Empires, Royaumes et Etats 1756
Antique map of Africa by Ottens R. & J.
[Item number: 23524]
Totius Africae Accuratissima Tabula. c. 1680
Africa, by Frederik De Wit.
[Item number: 24652]
Africa Ex magna orbis terre 1633
Africa, by G. Mercator.
[Item number: 1452]
Nova Descriptio Africae. 1638
Africa, by M. Merian.
[Item number: 25881]
Africa Tertia Pars Terrae. 1581
Africa, by H. Bünting.
[Item number: 26228]
Africae Tabula Nova. 1575
Africa, by François de Belleforest.
[Item number: 27380]
Affricae Tabula Nova. 1598
Africa, by Sebastian Münster.
[Item number: 27416]
L'Afrique Selon les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences, etc. Before 1713
Africa, by François Halma.
[Item number: 27853]
Africae in Tabula Geographica Delineatio. c. 1700
Africa by A.F. Zürner, published by Petrus Schenk.
[Item number: 28232]
Africae nova descriptio. 1642
Africa by Willem Blaeu.
[Item number: 28388]
Africae Accurata Tabula. 1656-77
Africa by Nicolaes Visscher I.
[Item number: 28551]
Africae Antiquae, et quarundam Europae, Asiaeque Adiacentium Regionum, 1684
Africa, by Janssonius à Waesberghe.
[Item number: 29053]
Totius Africae Accuratissima Tabula, c. 1697-1704
Africa, by Frederick De Wit.
[Item number: 29289]
L'Afrique. 1708
Africa by Guillaume Delisle, published by Pierre Mortier.
[Item number: 29512]
Afrique. 1650
Africa by Nicolas Sanson.
[Item number: 29602]
new
Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio. 1584
Prestor John Map (Western & Central Africa), by Abraham Ortelius.
[Item number: 29722]
new