Jean Somer (4 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Gouvernement General De La Picardie, Artois, Boulenois et Pays Reconquis (.). A map of Artois, Picardy, Boulenois and parts of surrounding provinces. Made by the cartographer Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667). Contemporary coloured in outline. Copper Engraving by Jean Somer (fl. 1650-1663), 1651. Source: Published in Paris by Pierre Mariette, 1651. Good condition. Centrefold as issued. Paper a bit soiled. Some minor creasing. A closed tear on the lower centrefold (=just touching the image; =strengthened on verso). Verso: blank. Dimensions: 389 x 526 mm. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Gouvernemet General Du Lyonnois (.). A rare and early map of the Lyonnais. Made by the cartographer Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667). Contemporary coloured in outline. Etching and Engraving by Jean Somer (fl. 1650-1663), c. 1650. Source: Published in Paris by Pierre Mariette, c. 1650. Good condition. Centrefold as issued. Some minor creasing. Some minor browning, mainly along edges. A very small tear in the lower margin (=not affecting the map by far). Verso: blank. Dimensions: 394 x 531 mm. c. 1650. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Gouvernement General De L'Isle De France Et Pays Circomvoisins. A map of the ile de France. The title in a decorative cartouche. In an attractive, but later handcolouring. Copper Engraving by Jean Somer (fl. 1650-1663), 1679. Source: Published in Paris by Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville in 1679. Good, repaired condition. Paper expertly cleaned and flattenend. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 393 x 524 mm. Print.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. La Beauce ou sont Les Eslections De Chartres, Dourdan, Estampes, Pluviers, Chasteau-Dun et Pays Circonvoisins. A map of the surroundings of Orleans, Vendome, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Chateaudun, Chartres and Etampes. Made by the cartographer Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667). Contemporary coloured in outline. Etching and Engraving by Jean Somer (fl. 1650-1663), 1652. Source: Published in Paris by Pierre Mariette, 1652. Good condition. Centrefold as issed. Paper faintly browned, mainly along edges. Two small, unobtrusive wormholes affecting the image. Verso: blank. Dimensions: 415 x 576 mm. Print.…