"Atlas Francois, Contenant les Cartes Geographiques dans les quelles sont tres exactement remarquez les Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes et Estats de l'Europe, de l'Asie, de l'Afrique et de l'Amerique", Jaillot, Alexis-Hubert

Striking title page from one of the most magnificent sea atlases produced in France. The sheet is filled with mythological figures and angels aboard a ship during a storm. Jaillot, originally a sculptor, became interested in geography after his marriage to the daughter of Nicolas Berey, a famous map colorist. He went into partnership with Sanson's sons and undertook the re-engraving, enlarging and re-publishing of Sanson maps in an effort to fill the gap in the map trade left by the destruction of Blaeu's printing establishment in 1672.

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Condition: A

Soil and paper damage in blank margins, else fine.