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1656ref. 006682Paris: Chez l'Autheur 1656. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 4to. 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Unpaginated 100 pages of text plus 2 pp. of ads. With 18 copper engraved maps all two page plates each with hand-colored of boundaries. Maps include one of the entire continent then of its various regions as then known plus the islands off the continent. Also a map of Malta. Bound in contemporary calf. Condition: calf dry and rubbed on spine and joints and edges rubbed. Light to moderate soiling in the margins of the pages. Two bookplates -- one of the Marquis of Lothian the other the Newbattle Abbey Library. Chez l'Autheur unknown
1652ref. 006683Paris: Chez l'Autheur 1652. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 4to. 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Unpaginated 102 pages of text plus 2 pp. of ads 1 Royal privilege page. With 17 copper engraved maps all two page plates each with hand-colored of boundaries. Maps include one of the entire continent then of its various regions as then known plus island groups. Separate maps for China and Japan. Bound in contemporary calf. Condition: Rebacked with joints making this obvious. The original spine was re-mounted with some losses. Its blindstamped decoration of fans is discernible but somewhat vague. We think it is possible this decoration had some gilding or color originally but none survives. Still an interesting and unusual feature in our view. Calf dry and rubbed on spine and joints and edges rubbed. Light to moderate soiling in the margins of many pages and on a few pages the soiling invades inward beyond the margins and also in a few instances the marginal soiling is on the heavier side. There are a few archival tape repairs of small chips three on the title leaf one on the following leaf and after that wormhole edge damage was left untouched. That said the defect and repair isn't as glaring as it might sound. The edges elsewhere can have short spans of a chewed appearance. As a book generally we would consider this copy at best Good. As far as the maps go independent of the book we would regard them as Very Good. A few of the maps might individually fall short of such grading; on the other hand all the maps of this copy one can easily imagine someone enthusiastically framing even without an attempt to clean them up. Two bookplates -- one of the Marquis of Lothian the other the Newbattle Abbey Library. Chez l'Autheur unknown
1659ref. 24778Paris: N. Sanson & P. Mariette 1659. Copper-engraved map with original outline colour. The third state of this highly important map of North America by the founder of the French School of cartography. This very rare map is the most geographically progressive portrayal of the continent made during its generation and was not superseded until Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's map of 1688. Importantly it is the first map to depict the Great Lakes in a recognizable form and the first to name Lake Ontario and Lake Superior. In his rendering of the region Sanson benefited from having received a copy of The Jesuit Relations published in Paris in 1649 a detailed account by French missionaries who had traveled in the region. Most notably this included Father Paul Ragueneau's account of his visit to Niagara Falls and Jean Nicollet's discovery of Lake Michigan "Lac des Puans" in 1634. Down the St. Lawrence River from the lakes Montréal is named the settlement having been founded by the Sieur de Maisonneuve in 1642. Elsewhere to the north a mysterious strait weaves over "New South Wales" on Hudson's Bay terminating in the interior of the continent a blank space labeled as "Mer Glaciale". This alludes to the existence of a much hoped-for Northwest Passage. On the eastern seaboard the map notes "Nouvelle Amsterdam" in the place of present day New York and is the first printed map to label "Nouvelle Suede" referring to the Swedish colony centered on Fort Christina founded on the site of present-day Wilmington Delaware in 1638. To the far southwest Sanson based his depiction on the Father Alonso Benavides Memorial a travel account of New Mexico published in Madrid in 1630. It is the first printed map to label "Santa Fe" which is incorrectly shown to be on the banks of the Rio Grande and the domains of various native tribes such as the "Apache" "Navajo" and the "Taosij" Taos. To the west California is shown as a large island and features some of the same nomenclature as found on Johannes de Laet's map of 1630. To the north an entirely unknown realm is named "Conibas" a mythical land that lay between North America and Asia. A striking aspect of the map is the sinusoidal projection employed by Sanson that essentially places the globe on an elliptical graticule creating a very pleasing aesthetic. The composition is finished by an extremely elegant Baroque title cartouche featuring swags of fruit and vegetation. Nicholas Sanson was born in the town of Abbeville in Picardy. Something of a child prodigy by the age of eighteen he could already be found in Paris drafting his own maps. There he quickly rose to become Royal Geographer to Louis XIII in 1630. He maintained the position upon the ascension of the "Sun King" Louis XIV in 1643 and later served as tutor to the ambitious young monarch. In 1644 he formed a lucrative partnership with Paris publisher Pierre Mariette with the objective of producing a great atlas that could rival those of the Amsterdam houses such as Blaeu and Jansson. The present map was devised as one of the most important maps in the atlas. The first state of the map was printed in 1650 a second state appeared a year later and the third state in 1659. The atlas itself entitled Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde was not finally assembled until 1658. It was however a landmark moment in the history of French cartography being the first folio atlas produced in that country. The extremely high quality of Sanson's work motivated other French mapmakers to improve the standard of their production. Sanson also greatly influenced Louis XIV's chief minister Jean-Baptisite Colbert to heavily fund cartographic projects. This gave rise to a great 'French School' of cartography that was to eventually wrest dominance of the mapmaking market from the Dutch by the 1680s. After Sanson's death in 1667 his work was continued by his sons Guillaume d.1703 and Adrian d.1708. The first state of this map is extremely rare with Philip Burden citing only two copies in private American collections; this third state can be recognized by the addition of hachuring around Lake Ontario. Burden The Mapping of North America I 294; Leighly California as an Island p.33 pl.7; McLaughlin The Mapping of California as an Island 12; Pastoreau Les Atlas Français XVIe-XVIIe Siècles p.387-9; Wagner The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800 360 pp.130-2; Wheat Mapping of the Transmississippi West I p.39. N. Sanson & P. Mariette unknown books
1651ref. 24777Paris: N. Sanson & P. Mariette 1651. Copper-engraved map with original outline colour. The rare second state of this highly important map of North America by the founder of the French School of cartography. This very rare map is the most geographically progressive portrayal of the continent made at its time and was not superseded until Vincenzo Maria Coronelli's map of 1688. Importantly it is the first map to depict the Great Lakes in a recognizable form and the first to name Lake Ontario and Lake Superior. In his rendering of the region Sanson benefited from having received a copy of The Jesuit Relations published in Paris in 1649 a detailed account by French missionaries who had traveled in the region. Most notably this included Father Paul Ragueneau's account of his visit to Niagara Falls and Jean Nicollet's discovery of Lake Michigan "Lac des Puans" in 1634. Down the St. Lawrence River from the lakes Montréal is named the settlement having been founded by the Sieur de Maisonneuve in 1642. Elsewhere to the north a mysterious strait weaves over "New South Wales" on Hudson's Bay terminating in the interior of the continent a blank space labeled as "Mer Glaciale". This alludes to the existence of a much hoped-for Northwest Passage. On the eastern seaboard the map notes "Nouvelle Amsterdam" in the place of present day New York and is the first printed map to label "Nouvelle Suede" referring to the Swedish colony centered on Fort Christina founded on the site of present-day Wilmington Delaware in 1638. To the far southwest Sanson based his depiction on the Father Alonso Benavides Memorial a travel account of New Mexico published in Madrid in 1630. It is the first printed map to label "Santa Fe" which is incorrectly shown to be on the banks of the Rio Grande and the domains of various native tribes such as the "Apache" "Navajo" and the "Taosij" Taos. To the west California is shown as a large island and features some of the same nomenclature as found on Johannes de Laet's map of 1630. A striking aspect of the map is the sinusoidal projection employed by Sanson that essentially places the globe on an elliptical graticule creating a very pleasing aesthetic. The composition is finished by an extremely elegant Baroque title cartouche featuring swags of fruit and vegetation. Nicholas Sanson was born in the town of Abbeville in Picardy. Something of a child prodigy by the age of eighteen he could already be found in Paris drafting his own maps. There he quickly rose to become Royal Geographer to Louis XIII in 1630. He maintained the position upon the ascension of the "Sun King" Louis XIV in 1643 and later served as tutor to the ambitious young monarch. In 1644 he formed a lucrative partnership with Paris publisher Pierre Mariette with the objective of producing a great atlas that could rival those of the Amsterdam houses such as Blaeu and Jansson. The present map was devised as one of the most important maps in the atlas. The first state of the map was printed in 1650 and the present second state appeared a year later. The atlas itself entitled Les Cartes Générales de toutes les parties du Monde was not finally assembled until 1658. It was however a landmark moment in the history of French cartography being the first folio atlas produced in that country. The extremely high quality of Sanson's work motivated other French mapmakers to improve the standard of their production. Sanson also greatly influenced Louis XIV's chief minister Jean-Baptisite Colbert to heavily fund cartographic projects. This gave rise to a great French School of cartography that was to eventually wrest dominance of the mapmaking market from the Dutch by the 1680s. After Sanson's death in 1667 his work was continued by his sons Guillaume d.1703 and Adrian d.1708. The first state of this map is extremely rare with Burden citing but two copies in private American collections. This second state is also quite rare and can be recognized by addition of a coastline north west of California but with Lake Ontario unshaded and with the appearance of a river system. "With his 1650 Map of North America Sanson had introduced a great deal of information concerning the nomenclature of American Indians with words such as Apache and Navajo appearing on printed maps for the first time. He was also the first cartographer to show Santa Fe as the capital of New Mexico . an extraordinary document of the cultural and geographical resources known in the centers of learning in Europe" Martin & Martin. Burden The Mapping of North America I 294 state 3; Leighly California as an Island p.33 pl.7; McLaughlin The Mapping of California as an Island 12; Pastoreau Les Atlas Français XVIe-XVIIe Siècles p.387-9; Wagner The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800 360 pp.130-2; Wheat Mapping of the Transmississippi West I p.39; cf. Martin & Martin Maps of Texas and the Southwest p. 83 plate 10. N. Sanson & P. Mariette unknown books
1657ref. 375003Paris: Chez L'Autheur 1657. 15 engraved double-page maps hand colored in outline. 4 40 of 42 unpaginated text leaves lacks final two leaves of text. 4to. Contemporary mottled calf gilt raised spine bands repairs at joints. Lacks final two leaves of text after the map of Brazil. 15 engraved double-page maps hand colored in outline. 4 40 of 42 unpaginated text leaves lacks final two leaves of text. 4to. First edition of important and quite handsome 17th-century French atlas of the Americas. This atlas was first published in 1657 and stands as a beautiful cartographic record of America for the 17th century. Sanson was official cartographer to the King. The maps include detailed charts of North South and Central America the West Indies Canada Mexico Florida and the southeast and a map of New Mexico showing most of the Spanish southwest territory with California depicted as an island. An impressive and detailed atlas for the time. The maps are titled as follows: 1 Americque Septentriole 2 Le Canada ou Nouvelle France &c. 3 La Floride 4 Audience de Mexico 5 Audience de Guadalajara Nouveau Mexique Californie &c. 6 Audience de Guatimala 7 Les Isles Antilles &c. 8 Amerique Meridionale 9 Terre Ferme Nouveau royme de Grenade &c. 10 Guiane divisee en Guiane et Caribane 11 Le Perou et le cours de la rivre Amazone 12 Le Chili 13 Le Brasil 14 Le Paraguay subdivise en ses principales parties suivant les dernieres relaons 15 Destroit de Magellan Terre et Isles Magellanicques &c. Sabin 76708; Phillips Atlases 1151; Streeter sale 68 undated edition; Leighley California as an Island plate 9 Chez L'Autheur unknown
1656ref. B2984Paris: Nicolas Sanson c. 1656. Lower right corner of the first eight leaves strengthened otherwise a very good copy maps and text are clean and crisp. In protective cloth slipcase. Edition: First edition. Binding: Full contemporary calf expertly rebacked with spine in six compartments of raised bands and finely-gilt motifs morocco label on two edges speckled red. Notes: This atlas was dedicated to the Superintendent of Finances at the time Nicolas Fouquet. Regarding a map of South and Central Africa published the year before which bears resemblance to this map of South Africa--‘Pays et Costes des Caffres’--in particular Norwich writes: “This map although a fine example of cartography is based on very little information; for example the desert-like coast of South West Africa is presented as a land rich in rivers. The fictitious states are given fictitious boundaries and the interior is marked with large cities such as Vigiti Magna and Monomotapa. This information led to subsequent exploration in search of these fabulous cities. Although the map is dated three years after the foundation of a settlement at the Cape by Jan van Riebeeck no mention is made of any European settlement anywhere in the south.” Size: 4to Illustration: Recent stencilled title. Complete with 18 maps of Africa and its territories in original outline colour. References: Tooley IV:103; Tooley Africa 100 Peyrounin edition; Norwich 37 & 158. Pages: P. 1-96. Category: Book Africa General; Book Atlas & Cartography Nicolas Sanson hardcover
ref. LCS-18562En Français dans le texte. B.N.F. n° 98. Paris, chez l’autheur, 1652. In-4 de (1) f. de titre, (50) ff. de texte, (1) f. de table, (1) f. de privilège, 17 cartes sur double-page aux contours rehaussés en couleurs, cachet chinois à l’encre rouge en marge inf. du titre et de 10 cartes. Vélin souple de l’époque, mention «17 Cartes» écrites à l’encre sur le plat supérieur, dos lisse avec une pièce de titre de maroquin rouge. Reliure de l’époque. 253 x 183 mm.
ref. 16-6140Paris: 1653. Folio. 30 x 43.2cm. Defective contemporary thick paper covers. Title page and dedication page with losses. Handcolored in outline. One map with loss in lower right corner and one map with tear in lower right corner Sixteen double page maps complete some with waterstains visible verso.Rare to find such a large ensemble of Sanson's maps. Reference: Bibliothèque nationale de France; ark:/12148/btv1b530780775/; Bibliothèque nationale de France département Cartes et plans GE A-592 RES . Paris: 1653. unknown
1696ref. 48399Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier 1696. Engraved broadside map 19 x 23 5/8 inches plate mark dimensions with extensive pink and green wash. Some light browning but an attractive copy. Matted glazed and framed. One of two issues of this map this one being a bit larger based on the Thornton-Morden map of circa 1685. Pictures the colony from the Santee River to the South Edisto River and well inland up the Cooper River. Physical features and names of plantation and land owners are given in English "Nouveau Londre" on the Edistow sic River being exceptions; soundings are given at river mouths in Charleston Harbor and in the ocean along some beaches. Cumming Southeast in Early Maps 121. Kendall Early Maps of Carolina 17c: "This map has a wealth of names of owners of land in Carolina." Pierre Mortier unknown books
1696ref. 48399Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier 1696. Engraved broadside map 19 x 23 5/8 inches plate mark dimensions with extensive pink and green wash. Some light browning but an attractive copy. Matted glazed and framed. One of two issues of this map this one being a bit larger based on the Thornton-Morden map of circa 1685. Pictures the colony from the Santee River to the South Edisto River and well inland up the Cooper River. Physical features and names of plantation and land owners are given in English "Nouveau Londre" on the Edistow sic River being exceptions; soundings are given at river mouths in Charleston Harbor and in the ocean along some beaches. Cumming Southeast in Early Maps 121. Kendall Early Maps of Carolina 17c: "This map has a wealth of names of owners of land in Carolina. Pierre Mortier unknown
1595ref. 100047AG1595. Paris / London / Antwerp and other places of print c.1595 - 1851. Some stunning examples of hand-coloured copper-engravings plus one manuscript map Tuckey / Congo - Zaire. All of these maps in very good / excellent condition. This collection presents itself for becoming an amazing a meaningful starting-point for an Africana-Collection decoration for a Safari-Lodge interior-design for an Africana-themed library etc. etc. The price includes worldwide free shipping per DHL Express-Courier 2-3 day-delivery. Ask for complete list and images and please also inquire about our amazing book-collection of Africana which would be a great match for this collection of vintage maps. unknown
ref. 48819Large atlas of Versailles and the surrounding towns with twelve maps total including one map depicting the overall area covered in the atlas and eleven more detailed maps covering the towns and immediate surroundings of Mantes Poissy St. Denis Crépieres Versailles Paris Montfor l'Amaury Chevreuse Sceaux Rambouillet Arpajon and Corbeil. Very minor scattered soiling or toning very fine condition. Elephant folio sheet size 32 x 22 inches. Original full calf binding with handwritten label affixed to front cover. Some minor scattered soiling and abrasions minor wear consistent with age. Paris Dépôt de la Guerre n.d. circa 1807. This suite of maps was commissioned by Louis XV to represent his hunting territories around Versailles and stemmed from his obsession with hunting coupled with a decision to copy an old map of the Duchy of Rambouillet. The maps are the result of three surveys of the land conducted between 1764 and 1773. The first nine maps including the overview were completed in the late 18th century under the reign of Louis XVI but the work was put on hold at the time of the Revolution when the credits allocated for completing the work were taken away by the National Convention. The last four maps were not completed until 1807 after Napoléon became Emperor. These maps are notable for their precision and the multitude of details represented including roads land use features such as plowing meadows vegetable crops barns and parks and hydrography. For his work on these maps Berthier was granted nobility status. A spectacular and scarce volume of beautiful maps; as of January 2018 WorldCat locates only two holdings in North America. unknown books
1662ref. bf4740Chez L'auteur Relié 1662 "MAGNIFIQUE ENSEMBLE DES QUATRE CONTINENTS CARTOGRAPHIÉS PAR LE PREMIER CARTOGRAPHE FRANÇAIS, DANS UN ÉTAT DE FRAICHEUR INCOMPARABLE. Quatre volumes petit in-4 (18,5 x 25 cm), reliés en plein veau brun de l'époque. Les reliures sont toutes identiques, dos à 5 nerfs, titrés, roulettes dorées sur les coupes. Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville est considéré comme le fondateur de la cartographie en France. En 1627, rencontrant Richelieu (il venait d'Abbeville et s'était installé à Paris), il fut présenté par lui à Louis XIII, qui le nomma Géographe Ordinaire du Roi. Il cartographia quatre continents (ici présents : l'Europe, l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amérique), et fut même le premier à cartographier certaines parties du globe (ainsi, par exemple, la région des grands lacs canadiens, avec sa carte ""Le Canada ou Nouvelle France"" (carte datant de 1656)). Il fut le premier Français à concevoir le plan d'un atlas mondial. Les cartes et le texte de chaque volume sont entièrement montés sur onglets. Chaque carte reçoit un commentaire explicatif, avec informations sur l'économie, les habitants et les moeurs du pays décrit, tiré des auteurs anciens (Pline, Strabbon...), de récits de voyageurs ou de rapports des missions des jésuites. De plus, chacune des cartes présente les tracés de contours des pays ou régions aquarellés. Les volumes s'organisent comme suit : L'Europe (sans date) : Titre et dédicace gravés sur double page, 12 cartes doubles et 30 feuillets imprimés au recto. L'Asie (1662) : 108 pages (avec erreurs connues de chiffrage et inversion de feuillets) et 17 cartes doubles. L'Afrique (1662) : 96 pages et 17 planches doubles, proposant 18 cartes (car l'une des planches porte deux cartes) (ce volume est le seul à présenter une petite mouillure sur les quelques premières pages). L'Amérique (1662) : non paginé (80 pages) et 15 cartes doubles. Nos exemplaires sont en TRÈS BEL ÉTAT. Les pages sont très fraiches, sans aucune réelle trace, tache, piqûre ni mouillure. Les cartes, particulièrement, sont dans un vraiment très bel état de fraîcheur, avec des couleurs extrêmement éclatantes. Les reliures présentent des traces peu visibles de réparations anciennes. Les volumes ont étés reliés avec contre-gardes, mais sans pages de garde. Ce rare ensemble est véritablement en TRÈS BEL ÉTAT. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
