Description de tout l’Univers... [suivi de] L'usage des globes celestes et terrestres et des spheres.... - Volume with 74 Hand-Colored Maps

Artist or Author: Nicolas Sanson, Guillame Sanson & Nicolas Bion

Work: Description de tout l’Univers... [suivi de] L'usage des globes celestes et terrestres et des spheres....

Date of Publication: 1700

Style: Volume with 74 Engraved Map & 15 Charts & Diagrams

Paper Size: Box ~ 8 7/8" by 10 3/4"; Book ~ 7 5/8" by 9 1/4"

Condition: The work is in good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

Description of the work: This volume with 74 beautifully hand-colored engraved maps is Nicolas & Guillame Sanson and Nicolas Bion's Description de tout l’Univers... [suivi de] L'usage des globes celestes et terrestres et des spheres..... The work was published in Amsterdam in 1700 by Francois Halma under the Imprimeur à l’enseigne de Constantin le Grand.

The volume is bound in calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering and nice presentation box. It includes 74 hand-colored maps with 15 other diagrams and charts (uncollated). Several maps include various degrees of gilding. Stored in a modern quarter sheep over brown cloth box.

Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) was oft considered the father of French cartography. He produced over 300 maps in his career, noted for their sharp style and research. He and his son, Guillame Sanson, produced many notable maps and atlases together.

Nicolas Bion (1652-1733) was the most famous French inventory of scientific instruments. He served as the "King's engineer for mathematical instruments" under Louix XIV. He produced terrestial and celestial globes in the 1700s. According to DSB he "seems to have made globes, sundials, mathematical instruments, and mechanical machines with equal accuracy" and "was extremely clever and had excellent manufacturing facilities at his disposal."