AMERIQUE MERIDIONALE, 1750

This rare hand coloured original copper-plate engraving by Robert de Vaugondy, Cartographer to the king of France (Louis XV), who, in 1757, together with his son Didier, published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th Century, which incorporated many older maps, updated as necessary, in which this map was likely included; Robert was born in 1688 and died in 1766; presented in very good and undamaged condition on studio board with protective clear film - image size 48.3 x 58.4cm (19 x 23in)