L`Asie divisee en ses principaux Empires et Royaumes

Didier Robert De Vaugondy , L'Asie divisee en ses principaux Empires et Royaumes, Paris, 1771
20 x 26 in (50 x 65 cm)

Highly detailed map of Asia, with original hand coloured outlines and with a large table on the right side, providing information about the various major countries and regions after N. Sanson.

"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 cartographers in France during the 18th century. In 1757, Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy published The Atlas Universal, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondy's 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. Like Ortelius and Mercator, the Vaugondy's credited their sources, which has greatly benefited the study of the history of cartography during that period." (Source: Wikipedia)

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