Vaugondy: Antique Map of Hispaniola & Martinique, 1750
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Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola et...Martinique'. Santo Domingo. The map shows the French colonies in the West Indies of Hispaniola (which at the time was part French and part Spanish) - today comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic - and the island of Martinique
Date Printed: 1750 (This date is printed on the map) Image Size: Approx 51.5 x 54.5cm, 20.25 x 21.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map. Type: Large antique 18th century atlas map, printed on thick, good quality paper with original outline hand colour/color and decorative title & scale cartouches Condition: Very Good; suitable for framing. Verso: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain Folding: This is a folding map. Artist/Cartographer/Engraver: Robert de Vaugondy Provenance: The map was extracted from a composite atlas of early 18th century maps, the latest of which was dated c1754
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766) was one of the leading cartographers in France during the 18th century, along with his son Didier Robert de Vaugondy. Together, they published one of the most important atlases of the 18th century, "The Atlas Universel". In this atlas, old sources were verified and corrected by integrating innovations in astronomical observations, as well as modern longitues and latitudes.
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Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766) was one of the leading cartographers in France during the 18th century, along with his son Didier Robert de Vaugondy. Together, they published one of the most important atlases of the 18th century, "The Atlas Universel". In this atlas, old sources were verified and corrected by integrating innovations in astronomical observations, as well as modern longitues and latitudes.
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Very Good; suitable for framing.
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Vaugondy: Antique Map of Hispaniola & Martinique, 1750
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