La Bretagne Divisée en ses Neuf Eveschés Qui Font (sic) Aussi L'Estendue des Receptes de la Generalité de Nantes. Dediée a Monseigneur

Book Description

Paris: Published by Alexis Hubert Jaillot, edited by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam, 1696. Copper-engraved map, with full original colour and gold embellishments, in excellent condition. 24 3/8 x 37 1/8 inches. A superb map of Brittany by Nicolas Sanson, the leading map maker during the golden age of French cartography. One of the most important figures in French cartography, Nicolas Sanson initiated the great school of French geographers. Born in Abbeville in 1600, Sanson established his first printing house in Paris in 1638. He soon became geographer to the king, establishing himself as one of the most influential cartographers on the Continent. He was succeeded by his sons, Adrien, and Guillaume, and by his son in law Pierre Duval, who continued to publish a wealth of maps using Sanson's name. At the close of the seventeenth century, Sanson's plates were purchased by the influential cartographer Alexis Hubert Jaillot, who continued to publish his maps and atlases under Sanson's title. This stunning map of Brittany was published by Jaillot, and edited by Pierre Mortier, in his Atlas Francois in 1696. It shows the provinces of Brittany and the southern tip of Normandy. In keeping with all of Sanson's superb maps, forests, rivers, and towns are meticulously identified and named. The map includes a simple cartouche in the lower left corner as well as a scale and key. Tooley, Maps & Map-Makers, pp. 40-41.

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