A map of the British Isles in Roman times. Original outline colour. Some very light offsetting from the decorative cartouche, but otherwise in good condition. The map is based on earlier material by Sanson to whom the Robert de Vaugondy family were related. This map is by Didier Robert de Vaugondy, son of Gilles who is often referred to on maps simply as Sieur Robert.
England and Wales. Original outline colour.
This map by Didier Robert de Vaugondy (engraved by F. Dussy) first appeared in his Nouvel Atlas Portatif in 1762, the first state of the map also bearing this date in the title cartouche. This example is the second state, with the date removed, which appeared in the 1778 edition of the atlas. There was a third later state issued in 1806 by Delamarche (successor to the de Vaugondy's business) who simplified the cartouche and substituted his own name for de Vaugondy's). Original outline colour