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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Gouvernement General de Provence divise en fes Vigueries,..
| Article ID | EUF4626 |
| Artist | Vaugondy,de (1723-1786) |
| Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723 -1786) also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, were leading cartographers in France during the 18th century. In 1757, Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondys 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. Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy produced their maps and terrestrial globes working together as father and son. Globes of a variety of sizes were made by gluing copperplate-printed gores on a plaster-finished papier-mache core, a complicated and expensive manufacturing process, employing several specialists. In some cases it is uncertain whether Gilles or Didier made a given map. Gilles often signed maps as M.Robert, while Didier commonly signed his maps as ""Robert de Vaugondy"", or added ""fils"" or ""filio"" after his name. The Robert de Vaugondys were descended from the Nicolas Sanson family through Sanson's grandson, Pierre Moulard-Sanson. From him, they inherited much of Sanson's cartographic material, which they combined with maps and plates acquired after Hubert Jaillot's death in 1712 to form the basis the Atlas Universel. | |
| Title | Gouvernement General de Provence divise en fes Vigueries,.. |
| Year | ca. 1750 |
| Description | Map shows the Provonce in France with magnificent cartouche. |
| With the establishment of the regions in France in 1960, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse region was created, which was renamed Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 1970 after Corsica was separated. Apart from the Alps, the landscape of the region is divided into Provence and the coast, which is called the Côte d'Azur or the French Riviera. | |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Dimensions (cm) | 48,5 x 54 cm |
| Condition | Some restoration at centerfold |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
51.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )