Brazil, Which Coast Is a Portuguese Possession, Divided Into Fourteen Captaincies, Showing the Middle of the Country Inhabited by Many Unknown Peoples. (Le Bresil, Dont La Coste Est Possedée Par Les Portugais Et Divisée En Quatorze Capitanieres, Le ...

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Old map of Brazil.

67). Sanson gave geography lessons to both King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV. He also was named official geographer to the king, and his two younger sons succeeded him in this position. Until Sanson, the field of cartography was dominated by the Dutch, whose maps favored aesthetics over exactness. Sanson's maps, notable for accuracy as well as elegance, marked a shift in the dominance of the field of cartography from the Netherlands to France, one that coincided with the decline of Dutch naval prominence and the rise of France as a world power. Unlike the earlier Dutch maps, Sanson's maps focused heavily on coastlines and continental boundaries.
Created by Nicolas Sanson in 1656.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: 1 hand colored map ; 39 x 54 centimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
• Content in French.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Brazil

Indians Of South America

Indigenous Peoples

Jesuits

Missions

Nicolas Sanson

1656

Map Tags

1656

Brazil

Indians Of South America

Indigenous Peoples

Jesuits

Map

Missions

Nicolas Sanson