Detailed Map of The Region Bounded by Afghanistan and Pakistan

Detailed map of the region bounded by Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west and western China on the east, showing most of India and extending north to the Himalayas and south to the Indian Ocean.

Nicolas Sanson revolutionized map making in the mid-17th century by striving to make his maps more precise and scientific than his Dutch colleagues, including more detail and less embellishment and fantasy. His work marks the beginning of the end of Dutch dominance of the map trade and the start of the period where the French were at the forefront of the science of cartography.