Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Africa, 1783, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of Gironde is most likely the most

is most likely the most important large format English map of the American Southwest to be produced in the 19th century

divided by powerful rivers that converge into a central whirlpool

Two insets in the lower left quadrant detail the Faroe Island and Bornholm

and numerous plantations and private farms

extending from New York Harbor to Woodhaven (Queens) and from the N

Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Africa, 1783, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of Gironde is most likely the mostThis is an exceptional 1783 map of Africa by Robert de Vaugondy. Following on the work of Nicolas Sanson, Vaugondy's map of Africa covers the entire continent in considerable detail. The late 18th century saw little in the way of African exploration, s