Print Description
Detailed map of the Netherlands, identifying the various provinces, with a large decorative cartouche.
Made by de Vaugondy after an anonymous artist.
Medium: engraving / etching with outline hand colour on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 76 x 56 cm (29.92 x 22.05 inch). Image size: 59 x 48 cm. (23.23 x 18.9 inch).
Condition: excellent, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
THE NETHERLANDS-HOLLAND-7 PROVINCES | DP-A1-001-33
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Original antique map by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, published by Delamarche ca. 1780.
Biography engraver: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688 – 1766), also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy (c.1723 – 1786), were leading mapmakers in France during the 18th century. In 1757, they published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondys integrated older sources with more modern surveyed maps. They verified and corrected the latitude and longitude of many regional maps in the atlas with astronomical observations. The older material was revised with the addition of many new place names. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV.
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