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|  | Tassin, Christophe |
| name: | Tassin, Christophe | ||||||
| also known as: | Nicolas Tassin....... Nikolas Tassin | ||||||
| domestic | Dijon | ||||||
| lived in | ?-1660 | ||||||
| job: | royal geographer | ||||||
NICOLAS TASSIN fl. 1633-55Tassin was appointed 'royal cartographer' at Dijon before setting up as an engraver in Paris where he issued various collections of small maps and plans of France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain. His maps are a precursor of Sanson whom Tooley credits with laying 'the foundations of what is known as the French School'. Tassins principal publications were atlases of the provinces and cities of Europe. “Tassin est surtout celebre pour ses petits atlas oblongs” -- Pastoreaux, p. 437. While most of these publications cover his native France, Tassin’s rarest works are those of other parts of Europe.
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