1757 Robert De Vaugondy Large Antique Map of Bavaria & River Danube, Germany
De Vaugondy, Gilles Robert 1688 - 1766. 26in x 20in (660mm x 510mm). This large magnificent hand coloured original copper-plate engraved antique map of Bavaria, Germany - centering on the River Danube - by Robert De Vaugondy was published in the 1757 edition of De Vaugondys famous The Atlas Universel. Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Original & later Colors used: - Blue, pink, red, green, yellow General color appearance: - Authentic Paper size: - 26in x 20in (660mm x 510mm) Plate size: - 20in x 19 1/2in (510mm x 495mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in (10mm). Margins: - None Plate area: - None Verso: - None. Background: Bavaria officially the Free State of Bavaria is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area. Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 12.9 million inhabitants, it is Germany\'s second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bavaria\'s capital and largest city, Munich, is the third-largest city in Germany. The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and formation as a duchy in the 6th century CE through the Holy Roman Empire to becoming an independent kingdom and a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Duchy of Bavaria dates back to the year 555. In the 17th century CE, the Duke of Bavaria became a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. The Kingdom of Bavaria existed from 1806 to 1918, when Bavaria became a republic.
In 1946, the Free State of Bavaria re-organised itself on democratic lines after the Second World War. De Vaugondy, Gilles Robert 1688 - 1766 Didier Robert 1723 - 86 Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy were father and son, respectively, and produced their atlas, globes and maps in concert.
In many cases they did not use the initials of their first names when signing their maps, so it can be unclear at times who made a given map. On some maps fils or filio follows the name, designating its author as the son. In other instances, the authorship can be determined by the distinctive way each signed his maps: the father normally used \\\M. Robert, \\\" leaving off the last name, and the son, \\\"Robert de Vaugondy.\\\ The Atlas Universal [Paris, 1757] was one of the most important 18th century atlases and one of the great achievements of the French Enlightenment. The Vaugondy\\\'s employed strict standards for including maps in this atlas and in many cases subjected them to astronomically derived readings for latitude and longitude.
Moreover, \\\'their frequent use of eighteenth century sources, often from the 1740s, provided their atlas with up-to-date information. While their preference was for maps that bad been surveyed in the field and maps published in the region itself, they did not hesitate to turn to older sources when more recent maps were found to be lacking. 61 For their maps of Canada and South America, the Vaugondy\\\'s had access to sources held by the Depot de la Marine, the official French repository for maritime-related information. Like Ortelius and Mercator before them, the Vaugondy`s listed the sources of their maps, which is of incalculable benefit to anyone seeking to understand not only their maps but also those of the period.\\\A feature of the maps of the Atlas Universel which attracted unanimous praise from critics was the cartouches. 64 A number of artisans worked on their design and engraving; several cartouches were engraved and signed by the Haussard sisters. Among the most pictorial cartouches are the four found on maps showing the postal routes of Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Portugal. They depict postal carriers en route in richly detailed settings. Please note all items auctioned are genuine, we do not sell reproductions.
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