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Nicolas Sanson - Swabia - The States and Sovereignties of the Swabian Circle - Holy Roman Empire - This is an ornate historical map of Swabia, a region in modern-day Germany that was part of the Holy Roman Empire.Nicolas Sanson was a 17th-century French cartographer who played a key role in shifting the center of European mapmaking from the Netherlands to France. As the royal geographer to Louis XIII and Louis XIV, he emphasized geographical accuracy over artistic decoration, producing over 300 influential maps.Artist or MakerNicolas SansonMediumengravingDate1669