Britannicae Insulae, in quibus Albium sive Britannia Maior Iuernia sive Britannia Minor, tum et oOrcades, Ebudes, Cassiterides, Autore N. Sanson. - Amstelodami Apud I. Covens & C. Mortier cum Privilegio. by Sanson, Nicolas dÂ’Abbeville - 1696 -1700

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[Amsterdam,: Francois Halma,, 1705].. 221 by 311mm. (8.75 by 12.25 inches).. Engraved map. Third state of the plate, first published in Halma's pirated edition of Sanson's 'L'Asie en plvsiers cartes nouvelles, et exactes;Â…', as part of 'L'Europe; L'Asie; L'AmeriqueÂ… en Pluiers Cartes', 1683. A direct copy of Sanson's map of 1652, the only differences being the lack of a privilege and a date in the cartouche, the addition of the signature of the engraver, Antoine de Winter in the lower left corner. This issue was published in Halma's Dutch edition, 'Algemeene WereldbeschryvingÂ…' in 1705 and is distinguished by the change of the title from French into Dutch. Francois Halma (1653-1722) set up his printing business in Utrecht in 1674, where he issued a number of pirated maps and atlases. In this instance, since Sanson was dead, Halma may have felt that there no harm and much profit to be gained from re-printing his work. The engraver, Antoine de Winter (c1652-1700) achieved some notoriety for… Read More

Paris Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicolas Ca 1660. In ivory mount. Mount size (16 x 13.5 inches) 40.5cm x 35cm Engraved size 28cm x 22cm (11 x 8.5 inches) In very good condition. Laid Down.

Paris: Pierre Mariette. [c. 1658]. 37.4 x 49.5 cm. Original outline colour. Double page map of Maine, northern France. Title cartouche to lower left corner, dedication cartouche to Christophe de Justel to upper right corner with the coat of arms of his family. Blank on verso. Small tears without loss to left and lower margins. Light stains to lower margin, otherwise in good condition.

Paris: (Sanson). 1654. 36.6 x 48 cm. Original outline colour. Double page map of the south east England shown with the adjacent coastline of France and Belgium. Title cartouche to lower right corner. Blank on verso. Wear to centrefold with some small holes.

Paris: Jaillot. 1689. 43.1 x 57 cm. Original outline colour. Single page folio map of southern Flanders and Artois. Blank on verso. Small tear without loss at upper edge just touching image. Small section of upper margin missing though not affecting map. Small brown spot to centre of lower edge.

Paris: Jaillot. 1681. 43 x 57 cm. Original outline colour. Single page folio map of Limborg and its envirions. Blank on verso. Small tear with loss to upper right margin. Some light stains at right margin though not affecting image, otherwise in very good condition.

[Amsterdam,: Chez Arnout van Ravenstein,, 1699].. 222 by 272mm. (8.75 by 10.75 inches).. Engraved map. Second state of the plate, first published in Halma's pirated edition of Sanson's 'L'Asie en plvsiers cartes nouvelles, et exactes;Â…', as part of 'L'Europe; L'Asie; L'AmeriqueÂ… en Pluiers Cartes', 1683. A direct copy of Sanson's map of 1652, the only differences being the lack of a privilege and a date in the cartouche, the addition of the signature of the engraver, Antoine de Winter in the lower left corner. This issue is distinguished by the addition of mountains added in 'Isle de Corey' and 'Terre de Iesso'; and the 'Mer de Japan' above 'Oriental'. Francois Halma (1653-1722) set up his printing business in Utrecht in 1674, where he issued a number of pirated maps and atlases. In this instance, since Sanson was dead, Halma may have felt that there no harm and much profit to be gained from re-printing his work. The engraver, Antoine de Winter (c1652-1700) achieved some notoriety for plagiarizing… Read More

Paris: Jaillot. 1685. 54.6 x 88.4 cm. Original outline colour. Large double page map of Denmark. Blank on verso. Minor creasing to left of centrefold, otherwise in very good condition.

[Frankfurt,: Johann David Zunner, , 1679].. 233 by 302mm. (9.25 by 12 inches).. Engraved map. Johann David Zunner's version of Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville's map of Japan. The map was produced by Zunner for his 'Die gantze Erd=Kugel, Bestehend In den vier bekannten Theilen der Welt, Als Europa, Asia, Africa und America' (1679). It is a faithful copy of Sanson's map from 'L'Asie en plusiers cartes nouvelles, et exactes'. Zunner gives full credit to Sanson on the title-page and on the map. Johann David Zunner (1641-1704) was a German publisher active in Frankfurt. Hubbard 42.