Africa
Title: „L‘Afrique divisée en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Républiques par le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy, Géographe“.
One of four large wall maps depicting the Continents Europe, Africa, America and Asia. Here depicted is Africa, divided in kingdoms and republics with a decorative title cartouche, which was designed by the engraver J. Arriet.
Large copper engraving printed from four plates, originally published by Gilles & Didier Robert de Vaugondy Paris 1767. Here the republished edition by Charles François Delamarche (1740-1817), Paris 1792.
Size c.: 98 x 112 cm (with a light green silk bordering)
Beautiful print and colours, original mounting, some minor restorations in the paper, some toning due to old age, altogether in good to very good condition.
Cp.: Mary Sponberg Pedley: Bel et Utile. The work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 1992, Africa p. 205/428.
€ 4.200,-