Türkiye - Constantinople, Bosphorus, Anaplus of the Thracian Bosphorus; Nicolas Sanson - Anaplus Bosphori Thracii - 1661-1680

”Anaplus Bosphori Thracii” (Straits of Bosphorus)

Hand-coloured rare map of the Straits of Bosphorus, centered on the region around Constantinopel. Highly decorative cartouche with sea monsters etc.

This map by Petrus Gyllius, originates from Nicolas Sanson and Guillaume Sanson’s work ”Cartes generales de toutes les parties du monde, ou les empires, monarchies, republiques, estats, peuples, &c. ... Paris, P.” The work was published by Pierre Mariette in Paris, 1666.

Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667) was a French cartographer and geographer, often called the "father of French cartography." He developed and popularized more precise and scientific methods for mapmaking, producing detailed maps covering vast parts of the world. Sanson also served as the royal geographer for Kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV. His work and influence established France’s dominance in cartography during the 17th century, and his maps were highly valued and widely distributed across Europe.

Pierre Mariette (1602-1658) was a bookseller, printseller, printer, and publisher, located in the Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris. On February 12, 1644, Pierre Mariette acquired most of Melchior Tavernier's fund. In 1646, he had a series of maps by Blaeu copied and asked Abraham Peyrounin to engrave them. In the meantime, he published the works of Nicolas Sanson. In 1650, he published the atlas Théâtre Géographique de France. A second edition followed in 1653. He later contributed to Sanson's atlas, the Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde. Many maps of Mariette's Théatre appeared in later editions of Sanson's Cartes générales.

Artist or Maker: 
Nicolas Sanson

Dimensions:
60 cm x 45 cm

Medium: 
Engraving

Date: 
1666

Condition Report:
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