Antique map of Africa in hand coloring, with a decorative title cartouche.
Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667) was a French cartographer. He was born of an old Picardy family of Scottish descent, at Abbeville, on the 20th (or 31st) of December 1600, and was educated by the Jesuits at Amiens.
Origin: L'Europe en plusieurs cartes Paris, 1652/1683.
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Size: Sheet app.: 29.5 x 21.5 cm. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. Image app.: 27.5 x 19.5 cm. 10.75 x 7.5 inches. Condition: View overall very good, fold as published. Print is washed and deacidified. Blank verso.
