Presqu'Isle de l'Inde au dela du Gange. Où Sont les R.mes dAva, De Siam, DeTong-King, De Cochinchine, De Camboge &c.

Reference: S378620
Author Didier Robert de VAUGONDY
Year: 1749
Zone: East Indies
Printed: Paris
Measures: 208 x 178 mm
€150.00

Reference: S378620
Author Didier Robert de VAUGONDY
Year: 1749
Zone: East Indies
Printed: Paris
Measures: 208 x 178 mm
€150.00

Description

Small detailed map of southeast Asia.

From Atlas Portatif Universel, by Robert de Vaugondy.

Very crisp and fine image. In good condition.

Didier Robert de VAUGONDY (1723 ca. - 1786)

Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786) was appointed Geographer to Louis XV in 1760. At the same time, de Vaugondy served as Geographer to the Duke of Lorraine and Bar, father-in-law to Louis XV and former King of Poland. His major contributions to French cartography are the Atlas Universel, 1750-57, The Nouvelle Atlas Portatif (1784) and a very popular map of North America published in 1761. He was son of Gilles Robert de Vaugondy who succeeded Pierre Sanson as the King's Geographer.

Didier Robert de VAUGONDY (1723 ca. - 1786)

Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786) was appointed Geographer to Louis XV in 1760. At the same time, de Vaugondy served as Geographer to the Duke of Lorraine and Bar, father-in-law to Louis XV and former King of Poland. His major contributions to French cartography are the Atlas Universel, 1750-57, The Nouvelle Atlas Portatif (1784) and a very popular map of North America published in 1761. He was son of Gilles Robert de Vaugondy who succeeded Pierre Sanson as the King's Geographer.