DIDIER ROBERT DE VAUGONDY (B.1723)
PRESQU`ISLE DES INDES ORIENTALES
Folded MapYear: 1786
Size: 67.8 x 50.7 cm (26.6 x 19.9 inches)
An old antique map of the East Indies, including Hindostan or Empire of the Mogul, different kingdoms or states, the vast possessions of the British, and the other European Establishments with an inset map of the river Ganges, Bangladesh.
The map is copperplate engraved with hand-colouring and a decorative title cartouche with a beautiful riverside landscape with elephant and palm trees.
Didier Robert de Vaugondy (c. 1723–1786) was a leading cartographer in France during the 18th century. Didier ran the business with his father, Gilles, who was the nephew of cartographer Pierre Moulard Sanson. Their business began to flourish after they inherited a large number of works by the Sanson family in 1731. The Robert de Vaugondy family was well known for their accuracy and attention to detail, which is particularly notable in their North American and Asian maps.
Didier normally signed his work "Robert de Vaugondy," while his father used "M. Roberts" ("M" for Monsieur) or "Gilles Robert." Often these signatures are the only way to discern who made what at the firm. Didier also published celestial and terrestrial globes, served as a royal censor, and was a "Geograohe du Roi" (geographer of King Louis XV).
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
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