Nicolas Sanson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Sanson

French cartographer

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1600

Place of Birth: Abbeville, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1667

Profession: historian, cartographer, scientific illustrator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer, termed by some the creator of French geography, in which he's been called the "father of French cartography."



Alternative names	Konrad Westermayr (1765-1834); Conrad Westermayr
Description	German painter, copperplate engraver, engraver and drawer
Date of birth/death	30 January 1765	5 October 1834
Location of birth/death	Hanau	Hanau
Work location	Germany
Authority control	: Q578760 VIAF: 20490683 ISNI: 0000 0000 6638 7835 ULAN: 500074219 LCCN: no2007053091 NLA: 36016859 WorldCat