Nicolas Sanson
Nicolas Sanson, the elder , also: Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (born December 20, 1600 in Abbeville , France , † July 7, 1667 in Paris ) was a French cartographer . He is considered the father of geography in France.
Life
His ancestors came from Scotland. In the years 1618 to 1667 Sanson created around 300 individual maps as well as atlases and illustrated texts. He was appointed Geographe Ordinaire du Roy (royal map maker) and taught the kings Louis XIII. and Louis XIV in geography.
His son Nicolas Sanson (1626–1648) died during the Fronde . After the father's death, two other sons led Adrien Sanson († 1708) and Guillaume Sanson († 1703) together with his nephew Pierre Duval (1619-1683), the grandson Pierre Moulard Sanson († 1730) and Hubert Jaillot and Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766) continued the work.
1650, map of North America
1681, County Mark map
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guiana and Caribana. In: World Digital Library . September 27, 2013, accessed January 11, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Norderney City Archives
Web links
- Culturegraph information on Nicolas Sanson
- Literature by and about Nicolas Sanson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Nicolas Sanson in VD 17 .
- Maps by Nicolas Sanson at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
- Table alphabétique des noms de villes, villages, etc. quit sont sur le carte de la Suisse . Auteur, Paris around 1650. ( digitized version )
- Tables geographiques des divisions du globe terrestre . Paris: H. Jaillot, 1677. 26 p. ( Digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanson, Nicolas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicolas Sanson the Elder; Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1600 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abbeville , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1667 |
| Place of death | Paris |