Antique Map-SOUTH AMERICA-Vaugondy-1785

Price: € 88,50

Subject: Map: 'Amerique Meridionale.' (Map of South America).

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and moderate staining. Edges browned. Paper loss bottom left corner, backed. Original fold line from binding as issued. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper. Outline hand colour.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28 x 22 cm. The image size is ca. 18 x 19.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11 x 8.7 inch. The image size is ca. 7.1 x 7.7 inch.

Part Number: 35344

Location: A6-02

Description: This map originates from an Atlas by Didier Robert de Vaugondy or his successor De Lamarche, published ca. 1785.

Artists and Engravers: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688ï¿½1766), also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy (c.1723ï¿½1786), were leading mapmakers in France during the 18th century.