Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

Folio (510 x 355mm.), engraved allegorical title, printed advertisement leaf and 11 leaves of printed text including list of subscribers, 114 double-page or folding engraved maps variously dated between 1748 and 1798 (index calls for 108 but maps numbered to 111), 3 maps loosely inserted, hand-coloured in outline, contemporary calf-backed boards, title frayed at edges with slight loss, some marginal fraying, some staining, several splits at folds and some creasing, binding worn

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Throughout the second half of the eighteenth century this was the standard general atlas in France. The additional maps at the end are the maps of Judea, East Indies and Robert de Vaugondy's important map of  the United States published by Boudet. Maps loosely inserted are Buache's Cartes des provinces du Maine et du Perche (1745), Cours du Rhone de Lyon by Sampierdarena (1842) and a small lithographed plan of Valetta by Brocktorff (1845).