Didier Robert de Vaugondy
French Double-Hemisphere World Map
Delamarche
Circa 1792
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An important world map, updated to include Captain Cook's three voyages.
- Didier Robert de Vaugondy (French).
- Mappe-Monde dressée suivant les nouvelles relations et assujettie aux observations astronomiques Par le S. Robert de Vaugondy Géog. Corrigée et augmentée des Nouvelles Découvertes Du Capitaine Cook, Par Delamarche Géog.
- Paris: Delamarche, circa 1792.
- The cusps are filled with rococo cartouches.
- Unframed.
A double-hemisphere world map, first published in 1752, but here updated to show the discoveries of Captain Cook on his three voyages. Thus Australia, New Zealand and the Bering Strait are quite well defined, and Hawaii, where Cook died, is marked.
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GoodMinor signs of age and wear.
Minor edge wear.
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