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Nova Transilvaniae Principatus Tabula, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundia Ducis
| Reference: | S40077 |
| Author | Alexis Hubert JAILLOT |
| Year: | 1696 |
| Zone: | Transylvania |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 610 x 515 mm |
€350.00
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| Reference: | S40077 |
| Author | Alexis Hubert JAILLOT |
| Year: | 1696 |
| Zone: | Transylvania |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 610 x 515 mm |
€350.00
Description
Map shows Transylvania, with detailed representation of all cities, forests and mountains.
Transilvania is a historical region located in what is today the central part of Romania. From Jaillot’s Atlas Nouveau.
Alexis Hubert Jaillot was born around 1632 in Avignon-lès-Saint-Claude. From childhood Jaillot had shown a good talent for art and drawing, and from his brother Pierre-Simón he learned sculpture. During the Franco-Spanish conflict their hometown was devastated, and so the two brothers moved to Paris in 1657. There they soon acquired a reputation and the title “Sculpteur du Roy”. In 1665, Alexis Hubert Jaillot married Jeanne Berey, daughter of Nicolas I Berey. Jaillot's good fortune was to enter the cartographic market at a particularly favorable time. In early 1668, under Louis XIV, a particularly fruitful period began for France; as a consequence of constant territorial expansion there was a great demand for maps depicting French conquests and new frontiers. Later, Jaillot partnered with the sons of Nicolas Sanson, and was able to market new maps under the prestigious Sanson name. His 1681 atlas, the Atlas Nouveau, became such a commercial success that it was copied illegally by other publishers. Jaillot cannot be counted among the cartographers of the time like the Sansons and Duval, however, he was a skilled engraver who cleverly exploited the resources he inherited and made admirable works from them.
His fame grew to the point that on July 20, 1686, he was appointed “Géographe du Roy” and given a substantial annual pension; the title enabled him to defend himself against numerous counterfeiters. One of his finest works was Le Neptune François, or Atlas Nouveau des Cartes Marine. From the beginning of the 18th century his production of charts declined: more and more up-to-date maps were in demand, which he was unable to offer. Then again, younger competitors were geographers of the caliber of Guillaume Delisle. Jaillot (d. 1712) then sold the business to his son Bernard Jean-Hyacinthe.
Copperplate, a fine impression with full original colouring, good condition.
Alexis Hubert JAILLOT (1632 - 1712)
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Alexis Hubert Jaillot (c. 1632- 1712) followed Nicholas Sanson (1600 - 1667) and his descendants in ushering in the great age of French Cartography in the late 17th and 18th century. The publishing center of the cartographic world gradually transitioned from Amsterdam to Paris following the disastrous inferno that destroyed the preeminent Blaeu firm in 1672. Hubert Jaillot was born in Franche-Comte and trained as a sculptor. When he married the daughter of the enlumineur de ala Reine, Nicholas Berey, he found himself positioned to inherit a lucrative map and print publishing firm. When Nicholas Sanson, the premier French cartographer of the day, died Jaillot negotiated with his heirs to republish much of Sanson's work. Though not a cartographer himself, Jaillot's access to the Sanson plates enabled him to publish numerous maps and atlases with only slight modifications and updates to the originals. As a sculptor and an artist, Jaillot's maps were particularly admired for their elaborate and meaningful allegorical title cartouches and other decorative elements. Jaillot used his allegorical cartouche work to extol the virtues of the Sun King Louis IV, and his military and political triumphs. These earned him the patronage of the French crown who used his maps in the tutoring of the young Dauphin. In 1686 he was awarded the title of Geographe du Roi< and with it significant prestige and the coveted yearly stipend of 600 Livres. Jaillot was one of the last French map makers to acquire this title. Louis XV, after taking the throne, replaced the position with the more prestigious and singular title of Premier Geographe du Roi. Jaillot died in Paris in 1712. His most important work was his 1693 Le Neptune Francois Jalliot was succeed by his son, Bernard Jean Hyacinthe Jaillot (1673-1739), grandson, Bernard Antoine Jaillot (???? – 1749) and the latter's brother-in-law, Jean Baptiste-Michel Renou de Chauvigné-Jaillot (1710-1780).
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Alexis Hubert JAILLOT (1632 - 1712)
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Alexis Hubert Jaillot (c. 1632- 1712) followed Nicholas Sanson (1600 - 1667) and his descendants in ushering in the great age of French Cartography in the late 17th and 18th century. The publishing center of the cartographic world gradually transitioned from Amsterdam to Paris following the disastrous inferno that destroyed the preeminent Blaeu firm in 1672. Hubert Jaillot was born in Franche-Comte and trained as a sculptor. When he married the daughter of the enlumineur de ala Reine, Nicholas Berey, he found himself positioned to inherit a lucrative map and print publishing firm. When Nicholas Sanson, the premier French cartographer of the day, died Jaillot negotiated with his heirs to republish much of Sanson's work. Though not a cartographer himself, Jaillot's access to the Sanson plates enabled him to publish numerous maps and atlases with only slight modifications and updates to the originals. As a sculptor and an artist, Jaillot's maps were particularly admired for their elaborate and meaningful allegorical title cartouches and other decorative elements. Jaillot used his allegorical cartouche work to extol the virtues of the Sun King Louis IV, and his military and political triumphs. These earned him the patronage of the French crown who used his maps in the tutoring of the young Dauphin. In 1686 he was awarded the title of Geographe du Roi< and with it significant prestige and the coveted yearly stipend of 600 Livres. Jaillot was one of the last French map makers to acquire this title. Louis XV, after taking the throne, replaced the position with the more prestigious and singular title of Premier Geographe du Roi. Jaillot died in Paris in 1712. His most important work was his 1693 Le Neptune Francois Jalliot was succeed by his son, Bernard Jean Hyacinthe Jaillot (1673-1739), grandson, Bernard Antoine Jaillot (???? – 1749) and the latter's brother-in-law, Jean Baptiste-Michel Renou de Chauvigné-Jaillot (1710-1780).
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