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Auction 178, Lot 520

"'T Ryk van Fez. Verdeelt in Zeven Landschappen. Getrokken uit Sanutus, enz. ", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Northwestern Africa

Period: 1705 (published)

Publication: Algemeene Weereldbeschryving

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.4 x 8.1 inches
26.4 x 20.6 cm
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Charming map of the Kingdom of Fez in Morocco filled with mountain ranges, oases and cities. The map is ornamented with a striking, strapwork cartouche.

Sanson's small maps from his L'Afrique en Plusieurs Cartes..., first published in 1656 and engraved by A. Peyrounin, were copied several times by various map publishers. Johann David Zunners made copies of Sanson's maps for his German translation of Die Gantze Erd-Kugel in 1679. Johannes Ribbius and Simon de Vries published copies in 1682 and 1683, with new maps engraved by Antoine d'Winter. The plates were later sold to Francois Halma, who used them in 1699 and then again in 1705 with the titles re-engraved in Dutch. The titles on the d'Winter plates were re-engraved back into French, and then used by Nicholas Chemereau in 1715 and by Henri du Sauzet in 1738.

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Condition: A

A dark impression on a clean, bright sheet with minor offsetting.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 6/10/2020

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