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1654 PROVINCES dWEST autrefois ROYAUME dWESTSEX ou sont Aujourdhuy les Comtes HANT-SHIRE et lIsle de Wight, BARK-SH WILT-SH DORCET-SH SOMERSET-SH DEVON-SH et CORNWAIL Par le SSANSON Georgr.ord dy Roy.1654.A fine engraved map by Nicholas Sanson. Showing south-west England and South Wales areas including Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, parts of Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire up to South Wales Monmouthshire, Glamorganshire, Denbighshire, etc. This shows the Kingdome of Wessex, apparently during the period immediately following the Heptarchy. At the time, Wessex had finally concurred the Celtic Kingdom of Dumnonia that occupied Cornwall, as shown on this map and started its eastwards expansion. The Kingdom of Wessex would eventually become associated with the Kingdome of Mercia and become the last Anglo-Saxon rulers of all England.Nicolas Sanson was born on the 20th of December in 1600 in Abbeville, France. He was a French cartographer, termed by some the creator of French geography, in which hes been called the father of French cartography. Sanson was born of an old Picardy family of Scottish descent. He was educated by the Jesuits at Amiens. In 1627 he attracted the attention of Richelieu by a map of Gaul which he had constructed (or at least begun) while only eighteen. Sanson was royal geographer. He gave lessons in geography both to Louis XIII and to Louis XIV; and when Louis XIII, it is said, came to Abbeville, he preferred to be the guest of Sanson (then employed on the fortifications), instead of occupying the lodgings provided by the town. At the conclusion of this visit the king made Sanson a councillor of state. Sanson issued his first map of importance, the Postes de France, which was published by Melchior Tavernier in 1632. After publishing several general atlases himself he became the associate of Pierre Mariette, a publisher of prints.In 1647 Sanson accused the Jesuit Philippe Labbe of plagiarizing him in his Pharus Galliae Antiquae; in 1648 he lost his eldest son Nicolas, killed during the Fronde. Among the friends of his later years was the great Condandeacute; His two younger sons Adrien (d. 1708) and Guillaume (d. 1703), succeeded him as geographers to the king. He died in Paris on 7 July 166. Size approx 55cm x 39cm including margins. Central fold as issued and fine hand colour.Antique Paper Company are a long established family business selling original antique prints, maps engravings as well as many other paper antiques such as original vintage Decorative Posters, Ephemera, Stamps Postal History, Manuscripts, Antiquarian Books much more. We are always looking to buy and have up to andpound;500,000 in immediate funds available. We are looking for exceptional single items, better collections, original archives, Atlases, Libraries, accumulations etc and have previously purchased from Major Institutions, Libraries, Collectors, Solicitors many other sources. We are happy to travel almost anywhere in the world for the right opportunities. So please do get in touch if you are considering selling your Antique Paper collectables.
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