1756, Vaugondy, Afrique, Madagascar, Africa, carte ancienne, antiquarian map.
(Map of) Africa, drawn up, on the most recent relations, and subject to astronomical observations. By Sr. Robert de Vaugondy... With privilege 1756.
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Condition : good, faint trace of central fold, faint traces of moisture in the upper margin, minor stains, annotations in the side margins. A beautiful copy.
Illustrator / geographer : Robert de Vaugondy, engraved by Guillaume-Nicolas Delahaye.
Format : 59 x 46.5 cm (82 x 55 cm).
Colour : hand-coloured (old).
Magnificent detailed engraved map with large margins.Pictorial relief and superb decorative cartouche (a native woman reclining between two palm trees with a lion at her feet, by Gobin, unsigned).
The map illustrates the African continent around 1756, reflecting the knowledge available at the time; the lakes and rivers appear to be entirely accurate.Born into a family of cartographers, a descendant of the famous Nicolas Sanson and ordinary geographer to the King, Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688 - 1766) made a name for himself with his maps of the French provinces. After a Petit Atlas (1748), he produced a Atlas universel (1758), considered an authoritative source of information for many years, and a Atlas portatif (1762). His warnings, prefaces and book reviews reveal a Cartesian mind and solid knowledge. Very early on, he associated his son Didier (1723 - 1786) with his work, and in 1742 he published Nicolas Sanson's methodical tables and two Globes, one terrestrial, the other celestial (1752).
| Condition | Used - Good |
|---|---|
| Language | France |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publication Date | Jan 1, 1757 |
| Century | 18th Century |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Robert de Vaugondy |
| Editor | Delamarche |
| First edition | No |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Size | 59 x 46,5 cm |
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