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India: A French map of the Indian subcontinent and its myriad kingdoms (though most had fallen to ruin over 100 years prior) by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667),1652. (Private Collection)

Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) was a French cartographer and geographer, credited by some as the creator of French geography and the father of French cartography.

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India: A French map of the Indian subcontinent and its myriad kingdoms (though most had fallen to ruin over 100 years prior) by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667),1652. (Private Collection)

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Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) was a French cartographer and geographer, credited by some as the creator of French geography and the father of French cartography.

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4538 x 3583 px | 46.5 MB

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38.4 x 30.3 cm | 15.1 x 11.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1652 • ASIA • ASIAN • BISNAGAR • CARTOGRAPHY • COAST • DECCAN • EMPIRE • ENCLAVE • GOA • GOLCONDA • INDIA • INDIAN • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS • INDIO • ISLA • ISLAND • ISLANDS • KINGDOM • MALABAR COAST • MALABAR • MALDIVE ISLANDS • MALDIVES • MAP MAKING • MAP • MAPS • MOGHUL • MOGUL • MUGHAL • NICOLAS • PLAN (CARTOGRAPHY) • PORTUGAL • PORTUGUESE • SANSÓN • SUBCONTINENT