World map by Nicolas Sanson, so-called published by Hubert Jaillot. (Pirated edition by Pierre Mortier). 1692
This large double-hemisphere world map was first published in 1674 by the Frenchman Alexis Hubert Jaillot, who succeeded Sanson's publishing house in Paris. This map has several plates and states. This is the first state of the fourth plate, a pirated edition by Pierre Mortier.
Hubert Jaillot's Atlas Nouveau had a broader and longer distribution through the counterfeits made by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam. It is also possible that these copies were published with the agreement of Jaillot or Sanson, but no document has yet been found to confirm this hypothesis. Mortier, of French origin, had lived in Paris between 1681 and 1685, and it is not impossible that he met Jaillot when the latter published the first two editions of the atlas. Mortier's first privilege for the publication of maps dates from September 15, 1690. He was granted the right to print all the maps published by Sanson, Jaillot, etc., the production and correction of which required a great deal of effort and expense.
This agreement was respected until Pierre Mortier died in 1711 and even after his widow died in 1719.
Alexis-Hubert JAILLOT (1632-1712)
A.-H. Jaillot first started as a sculptor. In 1664 he married Jeanne Berey, daughter of the publisher and dealer of prints Nicolas I Berey. Jaillot soon rushed into the print business due to his father-in-law's deaths in 1665 and his brother-in-law in 1667. In 1668, A.-H. Jaillot and his wife acquire the Berey fund's geographical part, which consists of globes, maps, city views and atlases. He becomes the tenant of his father-in-law's shop, Aux Deux Globes, which he buys two years later.
Jaillot enters into an agreement with Guillaume Sanson to publish his maps that will form his Atlas Nouveau's embryo. Sanson undertakes to obtain the privilege for his maps for twenty years and to cede it to Jaillot, as is the custom. Jaillot, for its part, takes care of the engraving, printing and sale of the maps. He engages engravers, François Caumartin and Louis Cordier, to engrave his maps.
A conflict arises between Jaillot and Sanson, and in 1674 it comes to a lawsuit. In 1677 they came back to an agreement.
The Atlas Nouveau first appeared in 1681 and brought great prosperity to his publisher. Jaillot owes him his title of the geographer to the king, awarded on July 20, 1686. He continues to issue maps and signs more and more himself. In 1695, he published the Atlas Français, two-thirds of which are his maps and only one third by Sanson.
A.H. Jaillot dies in 1712 and leaves a vast trading fund.
SANSON FAMILY
Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) - Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703) - Pierre Moullart-Sanson (? -1730)
Originally from Abbeville, Nicolas I Sanson showed a keen interest in historical geography. He was 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 to publish atlases. From then on, specific 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. 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. Pierre Moullart-Sanson was the son of Françoise Sanson (third child of Nicolas) and Pierre Moullart. He 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.
Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux Plans-Hemispheres ...
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World map by Nicolas Sanson, so-called published by Hubert Jaillot. (Pirated edition by Pierre Mortier).
Title: Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux Plans-Hemispheres ...
Par le Sr. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy 1691.
Presenté A Monseigneur le Dauphin, Par son tres-humble, tres-Obeissant, et tres fidele serviteur, Hubert Jaillot.
A Paris joigna[n]t les gra[n]ds Augustins, aux Globes
Avec Privilege du Roy pour Vingt Ans 1691.
Date of the first edition: 1674 (Plate I state 1).
Date of this map: 1692 (Plate IV state 1)
Copper engraving, printed on paper from two plates, joined.
Image size: 540 x 895mm (21.26 x 35.24 inches).
Sheet size: 625 x 945mm (24.61 x 37.2 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured in outline, lower centrefold split reinforced.
Condition Rating: A.
From: Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde ... Paris, H. Jaillot, [1692] (Pastoureau, Jaillot I-D) = Dutch pirated edition.
This large double-hemisphere world map was first published in 1674 by the Frenchman Alexis Hubert Jaillot, who succeeded Sanson's publishing house in Paris. This map has several plates and states. This is the first state of the fourth plate, a pirated edition by Pierre Mortier.
Hubert Jaillot's Atlas Nouveau had a broader and longer distribution through the counterfeits made by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam. It is also possible that these copies were published with the agreement of Jaillot or Sanson, but no document has yet been found to confirm this hypothesis. Mortier, of French origin, had lived in Paris between 1681 and 1685, and it is not impossible that he met Jaillot when the latter published the first two editions of the atlas. Mortier's first privilege for the publication of maps dates from September 15, 1690. He was granted the right to print all the maps published by Sanson, Jaillot, etc., the production and correction of which required a great deal of effort and expense.
This agreement was respected until Pierre Mortier died in 1711 and even after his widow died in 1719.
Alexis-Hubert JAILLOT (1632-1712)
A.-H. Jaillot first started as a sculptor. In 1664 he married Jeanne Berey, daughter of the publisher and dealer of prints Nicolas I Berey. Jaillot soon rushed into the print business due to his father-in-law's deaths in 1665 and his brother-in-law in 1667. In 1668, A.-H. Jaillot and his wife acquire the Berey fund's geographical part, which consists of globes, maps, city views and atlases. He becomes the tenant of his father-in-law's shop, Aux Deux Globes, which he buys two years later.
Jaillot enters into an agreement with Guillaume Sanson to publish his maps that will form his Atlas Nouveau's embryo. Sanson undertakes to obtain the privilege for his maps for twenty years and to cede it to Jaillot, as is the custom. Jaillot, for its part, takes care of the engraving, printing and sale of the maps. He engages engravers, François Caumartin and Louis Cordier, to engrave his maps.
A conflict arises between Jaillot and Sanson, and in 1674 it comes to a lawsuit. In 1677 they came back to an agreement.
The Atlas Nouveau first appeared in 1681 and brought great prosperity to his publisher. Jaillot owes him his title of the geographer to the king, awarded on July 20, 1686. He continues to issue maps and signs more and more himself. In 1695, he published the Atlas Français, two-thirds of which are his maps and only one third by Sanson.
A.H. Jaillot dies in 1712 and leaves a vast trading fund.
SANSON FAMILY
Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) - Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703) - Pierre Moullart-Sanson (? -1730)
Originally from Abbeville, Nicolas I Sanson showed a keen interest in historical geography. He was 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 to publish atlases. From then on, specific 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. 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. Pierre Moullart-Sanson was the son of Françoise Sanson (third child of Nicolas) and Pierre Moullart. He 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.