AFFRICA BY NICOLAS SANSON AFRICA WITH TEXT IN ITALIAN SANSON'S MAPS WERE COLLECTED TOGETHER IN 1692 BY HUBERT JAILOT AND PUBLISHED IN "ATLAS NOUVEAU". THE MAPS WERE REPRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE 18th CENTURY. THIS SCARCE EDITION WAS PUBLISHED BY THE BROTHERS TERRES IN NAPLES c1794 THIS COPPER ENGRAVED MAP WITH HAND COLOUR IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO TEARS OR REPAIRS. THERE ARE TWO FEINT FOLD CREASES AS PUBLISHED. THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 6.25 x 5.5 ins (16 x 14.5 cms) PLUS MARGINS. THIS IS A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP OVER 220 YEARS OLD. NICOLAS SANSON D'ABBEVILLE (1600-1667) IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE FATHER OF THE GREAT FRENCH SCHOOL OF CARTOGRAPHERS. HIS WORK IS ACCLAIMED FOR ITS ACCURACY AND HIGH STANDARD OF ENGRAVING. HE WAS APPOINTED "GEOGRAPHE ORDINAIRE DU ROY" AND WAS TUTOR TO KING LOUIS XIII IN GEOGRAPHY.
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