Sanson, Nicolas

(1600 - 1667)

Nicolas Sanson ' father of the French cartography' and founder of the Sanson firm. Atlas ' Cartes générales de toutes les parties du Monde', 1658-70 and a pocket atlas in 4 parts ( 1652-1705).
Nicolas Sanson’s map, published by Pierre Mariette. Ref.: Pastoureau, Les Atlas Français XVIe-XVIIe Siècles, p. 402, entry Sanson V A [4]; Sweet, the Continent of Asia, entry & plate 43.