Cartographer:
ROBERT DE VAUGONDY
Title:
Nouvelle Representation des Cotes Nord et Est de L'Asie
Stock Code:
80
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Size: (W x H):
36cm x 29cm
14 inches x 11½ inches
Date:
1772
Price:
£175
Fascinating map, showing different mappings of the coast of north east Asia. The main map is fairly accurate, with Kamchatka, and Yesso (Hokkaido) in place, but it still has the imaginary island ‘Terre de la Compagnie’that appeared on so many maps of the time. The two inset maps are versions of earlier maps of the same coast.