Les deux Poles Arctique ou Septentrional et Antarctique ou Meridional

Nicolas Sanson de Abbeville has been called the "father of French cartography". On this map by him of both the Arctic and the Antarctic the shape of Iceland is different from this other maps. The fjords are not very visible. Only six place names are included. From Sanson's main work, Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde.

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Author: Nicolas Sanson
Country: France
Year: 1657

Publication locations: Paris
Year: 1657
Size: 38,5×53 cm