Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert & Sanson, NBiblio.com
Le Cercle de Souabe subdivisé en tous les Estats qui le Composent Tire ´sur les Memoires les plus noueaux Par le S. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy. A Paris Ches H. Laillot joingnant les Augustins aux deux Globes Auec Priuilege du Roy pour Vingt Ans. Le Cercle de Souabe subdivisé en tous les Estats qui le Composent Tire ´sur les Memoires les plus noueaux Par le S. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy. A Par.
1675rif. 33301Paris: Hubert Jaillot 1675. Blatt gebräunt Mittelfalz mit nicht säurebeständigem Tape hinterlegt heller Streifen. . 803 by 560mm 31 by 22 inches. Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving by Alexis-Hubert Jaillot & N. Sanson depicting Le Cercle de Souabe subdivisé en tous les Estats qui le Composent Tire ´sur les Memoires les plus noueaux Par le S. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy. A Paris Ches H. Laillot joingnant les Augustins aux deux Globes Auec Priuilege du Roy pour Vingt Ans. Published Paris Hubert Jaillot 1675. Sheet: 803 by 560mm 31 by 22 inches. A fine and original hand-colored example of Jaillot's celebrated cartographic work documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 16700s. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot c.1632-1712 was one of the foremost French cartographers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Working in Paris he produced magnificent large-format maps of European territories often in collaboration with Nicolas Sanson -- considered the father of French cartography. Jaillot's maps are known for their striking decorative cartouches generous size and fine hand coloring representing the pinnacle of French Baroque cartography.This original copperplate engraving with original hand coloring depicts the region of Le Cercle de Souabe subdivisé en tous les Estats qui le Composent Tire ´sur les Memoires les plus noueaux Par le S. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy. A Paris Ches H. Laillot joingnant les Augustins aux deux Globes Auec Priuilege du Roy pour Vingt Ans. published in Paris Hubert Jaillot 1675. The map records the political and geographic boundaries of the region as understood in 1675 offering a fascinating window into the history of German territorial organization. Sheet measures 803 by 560mm 31 by 22 inches. In good condition overall with minor signs of age appropriate for a 17th-century engraving. Ready to frame. Hubert Jaillot unknown
