Ireland, L'Irlande - Original Vaugondy & Lamarche Engraving - 1794-95
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Map by Robert Vaugondy, corrected and enlarged with new discoveries by CF Delamarche, Vaugondy's successor. Giles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy, father and son, were famous cartographers of the 18th century, descendants of the cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom they inherited much of their cartographic material. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV. In 1757, they published their most famous work, 'Atlas Universal'. Size: 27.3x44.4 cm and sheet size: 31.8x45 cm. Rust stains due to age can be seen in the photograph.
Original map of Ireland ("L'Irlande"), engraved on copper with hand-coloured outlines, from the work of Robert de Vaugondy. According to the cartouche, it was corrected by Lamarche, his successor, in Year III of the French Republic (1794-1795). It shows the four historic provinces, with St George's Channel, the Isle of Man and the coasts of Scotland, Wales and England.
Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy, father and son, were renowned eighteenth-century cartographers, descendants of the cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom they inherited much of their cartographic material. In 1757 they published their most famous work, the Atlas Universel, and in 1760 Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV. Their successor Charles-François Delamarche later revised and corrected the plates.
Medium: Copper engraving (intaglio) on paper, with hand-coloured outlines.
Artist / after: Robert de Vaugondy; corrected by Lamarche, his successor.
Date: Year III of the French Republic (1794-1795), as stated in the cartouche.
Dimensions: Sheet 12.5 x 17.7 in (31.8 x 45 cm).
Condition: Age foxing in the margins, larger in the right one, and a few small spots on the map; a small dark dot at the left edge and another by the scale; a handwritten "9" in the upper margin and its offset on the other side; original central fold; wide margins.
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Map by Robert Vaugondy, corrected and enlarged with new discoveries by CF Delamarche, Vaugondy's successor. Giles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy, father and son, were famous cartographers of the 18th century, descendants of the cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom they inherited much of their cartographic material. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV. In 1757, they published their most famous work, 'Atlas Universal'. Size: 27.3x44.4 cm and sheet size: 31.8x45 cm. Rust stains due to age can be seen in the photograph.