Copper engraving, colored at the edges, 580x870 mm. Sanson is considered the founder of French cartography; at the end of his dynasty, the plates were acquired by Jaillot. A.-H. Jaillot began his career as a sculptor. In 1664, he married Jeanne Berey, daughter of the publisher and print dealer Nicolas I Berey. Due to the death of his father-in-law in 1665 and his brother-in-law in 1667, in 1668, A.-H. Jaillot and his wife acquired the geographical part of the Berey collection, consisting of globes, maps, city views, and atlases. He became the tenant of his father-in-law's shop, Aux Deux Globes, which he purchased two years later. Jaillot entered into an agreement with Guillaume Sanson to publish his maps, which would form the basis of his Atlas Nouveau. However, a conflict arose between Jaillot and Sanson, leading to a lawsuit in 1674. In 1677, the two reached an agreement and the Atlas Nouveau appeared for the first time in 1681, bringing great prosperity to its publisher. Jaillot owes him the title of geographer to the king, conferred on him on July 20, 1686. He continued to publish maps and signatures more and more frequently. In 1695, he published the Atlas Français, two-thirds of which are his own maps and only one-third are by Sanson. A.H. Jaillot died in 1712, leaving behind a huge commercial fortune. Excellent copy with a slight impression on the reverse side of the borders.