Sanson 1691 World Map – Mappe-monde: Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux Plans Hemispheres
In the late 1600s, French court cartography still drew the world as two circles set side by side, one hemisphere for the Old World, one for the New. This Sanson 1691 world map treats land and water as a single subject and lays both out for comparison. The plate carries the imprint of Nicolas Sanson, Geographe Ordinaire du Roy, the lineage that made Paris the center of European mapmaking before the Cassini surveys.
Artokoloro produced this print from a high-resolution scan of the original, digitally restored for a clean, gallery-ready image.
Finishing options through Map Shop:
- Paper, printed on premium 36lb stock
- Satin-gloss lamination, front and back
- Mounted to foam core
- Rails in black or walnut molding
- Framed in black or walnut molding

