VIRGINIA MARYLAND 1755 VAUGONDY ANTIQUE ENGRAVED CHART

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Double your traffic. Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland Dressee sur la grande carte Angloise de M.rs Josue Fry et Pierre Jefferson. Par Le Sr. Robert Geographe ordinaire du Roy, Avec Privilege. 1755 . Description: Stricking and beautifully detailed copper engraved chart providing a detailed look into pre-Revolutionary War Virginia and Maryland, extending west to the Alleghany Mountains and including Delaware and southern New Jersey . This map is a well executed reduction of the famous 4 sheet map of the region, which was originally issued separately and later appeared in Jefferys' American Atlas. Map is fashioned with a large decorative title cartouche. Date: 1755 (dated) Source: ROBER DE VAUGONDY Atlas Universel A Paris, Chez les Auteurs et Boudet, 1757 Dimensions: Printed area size approx.: cm 66,6 x 49,4 Paper size approx.: cm 68,2 x 51,6 Conditions: Very strong a nd dark impression on very strong paper. Paper with chains and wiremarks. Original colors to the outlines. Wide margin to the top. Small lower margin. Good lateral margins. Small waterstains and mushrooms. Map washed and restored. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Cartographer: Gilles (1688 – 1766) and Didier (c. 1723 – 1786) Robert de Vaugondy were an important French cartographic family in the mid 18th century. The father and son team are descended from read more

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