THE WORLD AND CELESTIAL GLOBES BY NICOLAS SANSON

MAPPAMONDO  AND IL GLOBO CELESTE
BY NICOLAS SANSON

THE WORLD IN HEMISPHERES SHOWING CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND AND THE CELESTIAL GLOBES SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
A PAIR OF MAPS WITH TEXT IN ITALIAN

SANSON'S MAPS WERE COLLECTED TOGETHER IN 1692 BY HUBERT JAILOT AND PUBLISHED IN "ATLAS NOUVEAU".  THE MAPS WERE REPRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE 18th CENTURY. THIS SCARCE EDITION WAS PUBLISHED BY THE BROTHERS TERRES IN NAPLES c1794

THESE TWO COPPER ENGRAVED MAPS WITH HAND COLOUR ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO TEARS OR REPAIRS. THERE ARE TWO FEINT FOLD CREASES ON EACH MAP AS PUBLISHED.

THE MAPS EACH MEASURES APPROX  6.25 x 5.5 ins (15.5 x 14 cms) PLUS MARGINS.

THESE ARE GENUINE ANTIQUE MAPS OVER 220 YEARS OLD.

NICOLAS SANSON D'ABBEVILLE (1600-1667) IS  ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE FATHER OF THE GREAT FRENCH SCHOOL OF CARTOGRAPHERS. HIS WORK IS ACCLAIMED FOR ITS ACCURACY AND HIGH STANDARD OF ENGRAVING.
HE WAS APPOINTED "GEOGRAPHE ORDINAIRE DU ROY" AND WAS TUTOR TO KING LOUIS XIII IN GEOGRAPHY.